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UN war crimes team documents further Syrian government use of banned chlorine
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UN war crimes team documents further Syrian government use of banned chlorine

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces fired chlorine, a banned chemical weapon, on a rebel-held Damascus suburb and on…
US has seen evidence of Syria preparing chemical weapons in Idlib: envoy
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US has seen evidence of Syria preparing chemical weapons in Idlib: envoy

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is “lots of evidence” that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in…
Islamic State group to give up last pocket in Syrian capital
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Islamic State group to give up last pocket in Syrian capital

Islamic State militants agreed to give up their last pocket in Damascus on Friday, state media reported, as the government…
Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources
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Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources

US assessments following the US, British and French missile strikes on Syria show they had only a limited impact on…
OPCW chief rejects Russia claim of 2nd Salisbury nerve agent
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OPCW chief rejects Russia claim of 2nd Salisbury nerve agent

The head of the global chemical watchdog agency has rejected Russian claims that traces of a second nerve agent were…
What traces of chemical weapons could OPCW investigators still find in Syria?
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What traces of chemical weapons could OPCW investigators still find in Syria?

After several delays, inspectors with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will soon enter the Syrian town…
Delays keep inspectors from reaching Syria attack site
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Delays keep inspectors from reaching Syria attack site

International chemical weapons inspectors do not appear to have visited the site of a suspected attack in Syria after days…
Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
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Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday

Syria’s U.N. ambassador said a United Nations security team traveled to the Syrian town of Douma ahead of a planned…
UK’s May tells lawmakers: Syria strikes were legal and moral
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UK’s May tells lawmakers: Syria strikes were legal and moral

British Prime Minister Theresa May told restive lawmakers Monday that military airstrikes on Syria were right both legally and morally,…
Chemical arms experts due in Douma Wednesday, Russians say
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Chemical arms experts due in Douma Wednesday, Russians say

Chemical weapons experts are due to arrive in Douma on Wednesday to probe an alleged poison gas attack, Russian officials…
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