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Syria used banned chemical weapons in Sunday gas attack, officials say
Posted on Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Amnesty International has accused the Assad regime of showing “utter contempt” of international law following a chlorine gas attack on the town of Saraqib Sunday. This latest chemical attack comes just one day before the U.N. Security Council…
US ‘gravely alarmed’ after fresh Syria chemical weapons attack
Posted on Tuesday, February 6, 2018
The US said it was 'gravely alarmed' by reports of chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime Monday, as it accused Russia of protecting Syrian President Bashar Assad from responsibility for the use of chlorine gas against civilians…
U.S. says Syria may be developing new types of chemical weapons
Posted on Thursday, February 1, 2018
The Trump administration is prepared to again take military action against Syrian government forces if necessary to deter the use of chemical weapons and is concerned they may be developing new methods to deliver such weapons, senior US…
Brexit legislation under fire as it enters upper house
Posted on Sunday, January 28, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a fresh challenge pushing her flagship Brexit law through parliament after lawmakers demanded changes only a day before parliament’s upper house begins to debate the legislation.
US: Russia ultimately to blame for Syrian chemical attacks
Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Russia is ultimately to blame for any use of chemical weapons in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday amid reports of a suspected chemical attack this week near the capital, Damascus.
Iran Threatens U.S. Navy Ships Amid Massive War Drills
Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018
Iranian military leaders claimed Monday that they threatened two American-led vessels in international waters amid a series of new war drills being carried out by the Islamic Republic, according to regional reports and U.S. military officials who confirmed…
Turkish forces push into Syria, battle Kurdish militia
Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018
Turkey's army and rebel allies battled US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin province on Sunday (Jan 21), stepping up a two-day-old campaign against YPG fighters that has opened a new front in Syria's civil war.
