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EU Parliament head bans top Syrian official after attack: Document

European Parliament head Antonio Tajani has banned a top Syrian official from a conference on the conflict after the suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town earlier this week.

Apr 07, 2017, 19:05 PM IST

Russian military says Syrian air defences to be 'strengthened'

Russia's military on Friday said a US strike on a regime air base in Syria was ineffective but announced Syrian air defences would be strengthened to shield the country`s key infrastructure.

Apr 07, 2017, 17:20 PM IST

Four children among 9 civilians dead in US Syria strike: State media

A US missile strike targeting an airbase in central Syria killed nine civilians, including four children, on Friday, state news agency SANA reported.

Apr 07, 2017, 16:18 PM IST

Russia, Syria hit back as pressure builds over 'chemical attack'

Syria's regime and Russia hit back on Thursday at accusations that Damascus was behind a deadly chemical weapons attack, as pressure built for international action over what Washington called an "affront to humanity".

Apr 06, 2017, 21:53 PM IST

Moscow says US has no objective data on monstrous crime in Syria

The Kremlin on Thursday said US allegations that Syrian forces carried out a deadly chemical attack are not based on "objective" information.

Apr 06, 2017, 17:59 PM IST

Syria chemical attack victims gassed as they slept

Survivors of a deadly chemical attack earlier in the week in Syria that killed over 70 people, say they were gassed as they slept, a media report said.

Apr 06, 2017, 09:27 AM IST

Russia denies Bashar al-Assad to blame for chemical attack, on course for collision with Donald Trump

Russia denied on Wednesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was to blame for a poison gas attack and said it would continue to back him, setting the Kremlin on course for its biggest diplomatic collision yet with Donald Trump`s White House.

Apr 05, 2017, 21:00 PM IST

Russia says continuing Syria operation to support Assad's forces

Russia on Wednesday said it was pushing on with its support for President Bashar al-Assad`s forces in Syria.

Apr 05, 2017, 18:39 PM IST

Suspected chemical attack in Syria kills over 100, including children

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Apr 05, 2017, 11:47 AM IST

US President Donald Trump condemns chemical attack in Syria, blames Bashar al-Assad regime

US President Donald Trump condemned the "intolerable" alleged chemical attack on civilians in Syria and blamed the Bashar al-Assad regime, media reports said.

Apr 05, 2017, 08:56 AM IST

Suspected chemical attack in Iraq's Mosul: Red Cross

Twelve residents of the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul were treated for injuries from a suspected chemical attack this week.

Mar 04, 2017, 11:17 AM IST

ISIS plotting chemical attack on UK: Minister

Islamic State terror group is plotting mass casualty chemical attacks against Britain, a senior UK minister has warned.

Jan 01, 2017, 20:41 PM IST

UN extends Syria gas attacks probe

The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously decided to extend for another year the mandate of a panel tasked with investigating chemical attacks in Syria and identifying those responsible.

Nov 18, 2016, 08:36 AM IST

Syrian government accused of third chemical attack

A third toxic gas attack was carried out by the Syrian government forces in the north-western Idlib region in March last year, a UN report issued late Friday revealed.

Oct 22, 2016, 11:53 AM IST

France 'concerned' by Syria chemical attack reports

France on Thursday expressed alarm at reports of a deadly chemical attack in the Syrian battleground city of Aleppo.

Aug 11, 2016, 23:56 PM IST

France faces risk of chemical, biological attack, warns PM Valls

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday issued a stark warning saying his country could face the risk of chemical or bacterial warfare as a result of its fight against the Islamic State.

Nov 19, 2015, 14:59 PM IST