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UN to vote Tuesday on Syria sanctions despite Russia veto pledge
Middle East

UN to vote Tuesday on Syria sanctions despite Russia veto pledge

The UN Security Council is set to vote on Tuesday on a bid by Western powers to ban the supply…
Report suggests Russia, Syria deliberately targeted civilian areas of Aleppo
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Report suggests Russia, Syria deliberately targeted civilian areas of Aleppo

A new report suggests that Russia and Syria deliberately targeted civilian-populated areas of Aleppo, including hospitals, in their joint aerial…
Turkey says Syria rebels hit by IS chemical attack
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Turkey says Syria rebels hit by IS chemical attack

Twenty-two pro-Ankara Syria rebels were hit by an “Islamic State” (IS, Daesh) gas attack in northern Syria, the Turkish army…
Syrian army says rebel bombardment of Aleppo killed 84 in three days
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Syrian army says rebel bombardment of Aleppo killed 84 in three days

Syria's army said on Monday the Nusra Front and what the army called other terrorist groups had killed 84 people,…
US expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight
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US expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight

The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on…
Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur
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Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur

Sudan's government has carried out at least 30 likely chemical weapons attacks in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since…
German official calls for UN sanctions against Syria
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German official calls for UN sanctions against Syria

Gernot Erler, the German government’s point man on Russia, urged the United Nations on Thursday to seek sanctions against Syria…
Russia questions report blaming Syrian government for gas attacks
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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…
France’s Ayrault presses for UN resolution on Syrian use of chemical weapons
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France’s Ayrault presses for UN resolution on Syrian use of chemical weapons

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said he was pressing members of the UN Security Council, including Russia, to condemn the…
Islamic State used ‘poisonous substances’ in village shelling: officials
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Islamic State used ‘poisonous substances’ in village shelling: officials

More than 40 people suffered partial choking and skin irritation in northern Iraq when Islamic State fired mortar shells and…
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