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West readies attacks after Syria gas ‘obscenity’

YoopyaAug 27, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – U.S. allies were drafting plans for air strikes and other military action against Syria on Tuesday, as President Bashar al-Assad’s enemies vowed to punish a

Analysis: U.S. could look beyond U.N. Security Council in any Syria strike

YoopyaAug 27, 2013April 14, 20240

(Reuters) – In the face of a U.N. Security Council deadlocked on Syria, the United States and its allies could seek other means of legitimizing any

Russia: No proof Syria govt behind chemical strike

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 14, 20240

MOSCOW (AP) — Western nations that are calling for military action against Syria have no proof the Syrian government is behind the alleged chemical weapons

U.N. experts in Syria head to site of poison gas attack

YoopyaAug 26, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – U.N. inspectors left central Damascus on Monday to investigate sites of an alleged chemical weapons strike on the outskirts of the Syrian capital,

U.S. repositions naval forces, no decision on Syria strike

YoopyaAug 24, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – The United States on Friday was repositioning naval forces in the Mediterranean to give President Barack Obama the option for an armed strike on Syria, although

Obama says concerned about Syria, but cautious about costs

YoopyaAug 23, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said in an interview aired on Friday that the international community needs to find out more about whether chemical weapons have been

U.N. pushes Syria for chemical probe, activists send samples

YoopyaAug 23, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – The United Nations stepped up demands on Syria for access to rebel-held Damascus suburbs hit by an apparent poison gas attack as activists sought to smuggle samples

Syria opposition demands urgent U.N. probe into alleged chemical attacks

YoopyaAug 22, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Syria’s opposition demanded on Thursday that United Nations chemical weapons inspectors immediately investigate a besieged rebel-held region hit by an alleged chemical weapons

Activists say nearly 500 killed in gas attack near Damascus

YoopyaAug 21, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Syrian activists accused President Bashar al-Assad’s forces of launching a gas attack that killed nearly 500 people on Wednesday, in what would, if

Activists say more than 200 killed in gas attack near Damascus

YoopyaAug 21, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – Syrian activists accused President Bashar al-Assad’s forces of launching a nerve gas attack that killed at least 213 people on Wednesday, in what