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Scores Killed in Syria, With Signs of Chemical War - New York Times (blog) Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:37:43 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Scores Killed in Syria, With Signs of Chemical War New York Times (blog) BEIRUT, Lebanon — Scores of men, women and children were killed outside Damascus on Wednesday in an attack marked by the telltale signs of chemical weapons: row after row of corpses without visible injury; hospitals flooded with victims, gasping for ... Syria attack prompts calls for US actionUSA TODAY UN Security Council calls for probe of Syria gas attack reportsCBS News Syrian activists accuse government of deadly chemical attack near DamascusWashington Post Aljazeera.com -The Guardian all 914 news articles »

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US Suspects Syria Used Gas - Wall Street Journal Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:43:25 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Suspects Syria Used Gas Wall Street Journal The U.S. sees "strong indications" that Syria's government used chemical weapons in attacks early Wednesday that opposition groups claimed killed more than 1,100 people—in what would be a significant escalation of poison-gas use in the civil war ... 'Poisonous gas' attack by regime troops kills at least 100 in Syria, activists sayFox News Deadly Attack In Syria Renews Chemical Arms ClaimNPR Syria opposition claims hundreds die in chemical attackFinancial Times Reuters -CBS News -CBC.ca all 231 news articles »

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Syria opposition claims hundreds dead in 'gas' attack - USA TODAY Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:56:37 GMT

Syria opposition claims hundreds dead in 'gas' attack USA TODAY France and Britain called for an immediately investigation by U.N. chemical weapons inspectors who are already inside Syria this week to examine similar claims from both sides in the bloody and protracted civil war. Unrest in Syria began in March 2011 ...

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Syria gas 'kills hundreds,' Security Council meets - Reuters Wed, 21 Aug 2013 23:53:29 GMT

Stars and Stripes

Syria gas 'kills hundreds,' Security Council meets Reuters BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's opposition accused government forces of gassing hundreds of people on Wednesday by firing rockets that released deadly fumes over rebel-held Damascus suburbs, killing men, women and children as they slept. With the ... Christians, other minorities in Syria fear 'ethnic cleansing'Stars and Stripes Al Qaeda 'rat line' from Syria to Iraq turns back against AssadWashington Times Syria's Alawites Torn Between Regime, OppositionAl-Monitor Eurasia Review all 54 news articles »

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Syria chemical weapons claims: UN to hold emergency meeting - The Guardian Wed, 21 Aug 2013 07:36:39 GMT

The Guardian

Syria chemical weapons claims: UN to hold emergency meeting The Guardian The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting after claims by Syrian opposition groups that hundreds of people were killed in chemical weapons attacks by Bashar al-Assad's forces on the outskirts of Damascus on Wednesday morning. The death ...

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Hundreds reported killed in Syria gas attack - Aljazeera.com Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:09:24 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Hundreds reported killed in Syria gas attack Aljazeera.com Syrian activists claim that government forces have carried out a "poisonous gas" attack in suburbs of the capital, Damascus, leaving hundreds of people dead. Activists said regime forces fired "rockets with poisonous gas heads" in the alleged attack ...

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Syria rebels say scores dead in poison-gas attack - Los Angeles Times Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:25:19 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Syria rebels say scores dead in poison-gas attack Los Angeles Times The fresh allegations come as a U.N. inspection team is in Syria conducting a long-delayed investigation into charges of chemical weapons use there. Each side has accused the other of deploying chemical weapons in the more than two-year conflict.

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Allegations of deadly gas attack test Obama's 'red line' in Syria - Fox News Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:51:17 GMT

Allegations of deadly gas attack test Obama's 'red line' in Syria Fox News A year after President Obama warned the Syrian regime that using chemical weapons would cross a "red line," Syrian activists are accusing Bashar Assad's forces of killing hundreds in a gas attack -- in what would be the worst and deadliest chemical ...

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Syria conflict: 'Chemical attacks kill hundreds' - BBC News Wed, 21 Aug 2013 21:44:25 GMT

BBC News

Syria conflict: 'Chemical attacks kill hundreds' BBC News Meanwhile, the US, UK and France are among some 35 member states that have signed a letter calling for the UN inspectors that are already investigating three sites of alleged chemical weapons use in Syria to probe the latest incident as soon as possible.

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Syria opposition group claims 1300 killed in chemical attack in Damascus suburbs - CBS News Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:34:59 GMT

Syria opposition group claims 1300 killed in chemical attack in Damascus suburbs CBS News BEIRUT The Syrian opposition said Wednesday that state security forces had launched intense artillery and rocket barrages on the eastern suburbs of the capital Damascus, claiming that hundreds of people died in what was being called a "poisonous gas" ...