Chemical Weapons Attack

• Troops partake in NATO chemical training exercise at CFB Suffield in southern Alberta

  Troops from 12 allied countries are training for chemical attacks alongside the Canadian Armed Forces at CFB Suffield.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2019
  
• Syrian air defenses shoot down missiles over 2 air bases: report

  Syrian anti-aircraft defenses shot down missiles fired at the Syrian air base of Shayrat in Homs province late on Monday.

  Apr 16, 2018
  
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• Nikki Hayley slams UN over inaction on chemical weapons use by Syria

  Nikki Haley accused Russia of protecting Syrian President Bashar Assad from responsibility for what she said were multiple chlorine gas attacks on civilians in recent weeks.

  Politics

  Feb 5, 2018
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• Syria used sarin gas in March attack just days before second chemical attack: watchdog

  The March 30 air strike in the northern Syrian town of Latamneh injured around 70 people who suffered nausea, foaming at the mouth and muscle spasms.

  World

  Oct 4, 2017
• Syrian army rejects claims it used chlorine gas against rebels

  The rebels said more than 30 people suffered suffocation as a result of the attack.

  World

  Jul 2, 2017
• Donald Trump briefed Justin Trudeau before launching missile strikes on Syria

  A spokesperson for National Defence in Ottawa said early today that Canadian Forces personnel were not involved in the missile strike.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2017
• Timeline of the Syrian civil war and the United States’ response

  The U.S. attack on a Syrian air base came after years of heated debate and deliberation in Washington over intervention in the bloody civil war.

  World

  Apr 6, 2017