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France says signs of Syria chemical attack, but still checking
Middle East
May 29, 2019
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
March 24, 2019
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
November 27, 2018
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
February 17, 2018
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
April 4, 2017
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
August 31, 2016
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
July 18, 2015
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
April 19, 2015
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…