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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at the opening of the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault speaks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) during their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China April 14, 2017. REUTERS/Parker Song/Pool
France Has Evidence Assad Regime Used Chemical Weapons
London– The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said on Wednesday that sarin or a similar banned toxin was used in an attack in Syria’s Idlib province on April 4. Reuters quoted the organization’s director, General Ahmet Uzumcu as saying that the...Caption:
Victims’ families are hoping for answers after last week’s chemical attack by the regime on the town of Khan Sheikhoun, to the south of Idlib, in Syria. (Reuters)
Assad Maneuvers to Turn the ‘Chemical Table’
Beirut, Ankara – As Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), along with members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), were expected in Turkey on Thursday as part of their inquiry into the chemical attack that hit the Syrian...Caption:
White House spokesman Sean Spicer holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump Administration Blames Syria Chemical Attack on Obama ‘Irresolution’
The White House on Tuesday blamed a deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Idlib province on the regime led by authoritarian Bashar al-Assad and said the incident was “reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilized world.” “These...Caption:
A civil defence member breathes through an oxygen mask, after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah