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Syria used chlorine in attack last year that sparked U.S. airstrike: watchdogThe Prohibition of Chemical Weapons investigated the April 7, 2018 attack that killed more than 40 people.WorldMar 1, 2019
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Chemical weapons watchdog says ‘chlorinated organic chemicals’ used in Syria gas attackThe global chemical weapons watchdog says in an interim report on the suspected chemical attack in Syria's Douma last April that "various chlorinated organic chemicals" were found at the siteWorldJul 6, 2018
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Chemical weapons inspectors reach site of Syrian gas attackThe attack on April 7, which Syrian activists say killed more than 40 people, prompted punitive U.S., British and French airstrikes.WorldApr 17, 2018
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Syrian air defenses shoot down missiles over 2 air bases: reportSyrian 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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Chemical weapons investigators blocked from entering attack site in SyriaSyrian and Russian officials cited “pending security issues” in keeping its inspectors from reaching Douma.WorldApr 16, 2018
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Vladimir Putin foresees ‘global chaos’ if U.S.-led coalition attacks Syria againPutin warned that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure on Russia with new economic sanctions.WorldApr 15, 2018
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Syrian Canadians feel mixture of optimism and worry about U.S.-led airstrikesSyrian Canadians expressed a range of reactions to the recent U.S.-led airstrikes against Syria's government.CanadaApr 15, 2018
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U.S. and allies didn’t bother waiting for UN report before striking SyriaThe U.S., Britain and France were convinced that the Assad government had used chlorine and sarin nerve gas against a rebel-held Damascus suburb, American officials said.WorldApr 14, 2018
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U.S. and allies launch military strikes against Syrian chemical weapon targetsOver 100 weapon strikes rained down on Syrian targets after the U.S., France and the U.K. launched a joint military option aimed at crippling the Syrian regime's chemical weapons capabilities.WorldApr 13, 2018
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What’s going on in Syria? Latest chemical attack rakes up already heated conflictWhile international leaders squarely lay the blame on the Syrian government, it has repeatedly denied ever carrying out chemical attacks.WorldApr 11, 2018
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