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France says signs of Syria chemical attack, but still checking
Middle East

France says signs of Syria chemical attack, but still checking

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday there were signs that chemicals had been used in attacks by…
Syrian state media says rebels shell village with gas, injuring 21
Middle East

Syrian state media says rebels shell village with gas, injuring 21

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media on Saturday cited a hospital in government-held Hama as saying 21 people suffered choking…
Chemical arms watchdog wants to probe alleged Aleppo gas attack
Middle East

Chemical arms watchdog wants to probe alleged Aleppo gas attack

  The head of the OPCW says the watchdog agency is mulling a mission to Syria to probe an alleged…
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory
Middle East

Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory

Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six…
UPDATE: Suspected gas attack on Syria’s rebel-held Idlib kills at least 58: Observatory
Middle East

UPDATE: Suspected gas attack on Syria’s rebel-held Idlib kills at least 58: Observatory

A suspected gas attack, believed to be by Syrian government jets, killed at least 58 people including 11 children under…
Russia questions report blaming Syrian government for gas attacks
Middle East

Russia questions report blaming Syrian government for gas attacks

Russia questioned on Tuesday a report by the United Nations and a global chemical weapons watchdog that blamed Syrian government…
Kurds, monitor: Islamic State used poison gas in northeast Syria
Middle East

Kurds, monitor: Islamic State used poison gas in northeast Syria

The Islamic State group used poison gas in attacks against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria in late June, a Syrian…
WWI Ypres gas attack sears the memory 100 years on
Archaeology

WWI Ypres gas attack sears the memory 100 years on

One hundred years ago, a green cloud of chlorine gas drifted gently towards Allied trenches around Ypres, promising an agonizing…
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