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An Israeli F-15 I fighter jet takes off during an air show at the graduation ceremony of Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beersheva on December 26, 2013. Jack Guez/AFP

Israeli Airstrike Hits ‘Iranian Chemical Factory’

by Kifah Zaboun, Youssef Diab | Sep 8, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, Beirut- Israeli Minister of Army Avigdor Lieberman hinted on Thursday that Tel Aviv was behind the attack that hit a military site in Hama in central Syria on Thursday, saying that Israel “is determined to prevent enemies from crossing the red lines.” His...

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A man carries the body of a dead child, 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

OPCW Confirms Sarin Used in Khan Sheikhoun Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 30, 2017 | Middle East

A fact-finding mission by the UN’s chemical watchdog, the OPCW, has confirmed that sarin nerve gas was used as a chemical weapon in the April 4 attack in the northern Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun. “Based on its work, the FFM (fact-finding mission) is able...

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A civil defense member breathes through an oxygen mask, after the gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Russia is Defending itself not Assad

by Tariq Alhomayed | Apr 16, 2017 | Opinion

Yesterday, we discussed Bashar al-Assad’s trouble following the US strike and his denial of the town of Khan Shaykhoun chemical attack by saying it was 100% fabricated. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the reports indicating there is a chemical attack in...

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This satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows an image captured on April 7 of the northwest side of the Shayrat air base in Syria, following U.S. Tomahawk Land Attack Missile strikes on Friday, April 7, 2017 from the USS Ross (DDG 71) and USS Porter (DDG 78). (DigitalGlobe via AP)

Trump Deters ‘Assad’s Chemicals’… Embarrasses Regime’s Sponsors

by Heba El-Koudsy Jordan Dakamseh, Taha Abed Al-Wahed | Apr 8, 2017 | Middle East

Washington, New York, Moscow- The decision of US President Donald Trump to launch cruise missiles at the Shayrat airfield in Syria on Friday morning to stop the Syrian regime from using chemical weapons against its people, has taken the country’ war to a new phase,...

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A man carries the body of a dead child, 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

‘Chemical’ Massacre in Idlib Defies the World

by Youssef Diab, Paula Astih and Najla Habriri | Apr 5, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, London- Warplanes releasing toxic gas targeted Tuesday the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, northwestern Syria, massacring dozens of people and injuring hundreds. Many pointed their fingers at the Syrian regime, which denied any responsibility for the attack...