Syria's Assad refuses to let in UN chemical weapons inspectors

A U.N. inspection ... the Syrian government.” Diplomats said last week that Syria had not yet agreed to give the “unfettered access” demanded by the United Nations for its chemical weapons ... Read More

Inspectors aim to dismantle Syria chemical weapons

Inspectors who will oversee the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons said on Sunday that their ... which has open lines of communication with rebel groups. But access to weapons sites in rebel-held ... Read More

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Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation ... desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate ... Read More

Criminal trials sought for Syrian officials over poison-gas attacks

Syria acknowledged possessing hundreds of tons of chemical weapons but has consistently denied involvement in ... anytime soon — yet they show the world that the victims of the attacks have ... Read More

Syrian Civil War Fast Facts

August 26, 2013 – UN inspectors reach the site of ... than 80 people. Syria has repeatedly denied it had anything to do with the attack and also denies it has any chemical weapons. Read More

Trump: US, allies attacking Syria to stop chemical weapons

He described the main aim as establishing “a strong deterrent” against chemical weapons use. The Syrian government has repeatedly denied any use of banned weapons. Shortly after news of the ... Read More

Chemical weapons in the newsroom

US television drama The Newsroom echoed events in the real world ... Syrian government in August 2013 caused an avalanche of moral outrage in the media. Taking her cue from the US and British ... Read More

Syrian regime lets in UN chemical weapons investigation team

Syria has approved the U.N. appointment of a Swedish scientist to probe allegations of chemical weapons being used in the conflict-ravaged country, Al Arabiya correspondent reported on Wednesday. Read More

Syria: Chaos as emergency workers respond to deadly car bomb blast – video

A bomb has exploded in a shopping area in the northern Syrian city of Azaz, which is held by pro-Turkish forces, killing eight people and wounding more than 20 others, a war monitor said. Read More

Iranian generals and officers killed in Israeli strike on consulate in Syria

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said that seven of its members were killed in an airstrike that struck Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus. Syrian officials and state media pinned ... Read More

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Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. Read More