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Syrian army set to take key town after rebel withdrawal

Syrian government forces look set to recover a strategic town that has been in rebel hands since 2014 in a major Russian-backed offensive into the opposition's last major stronghold.
World • 20 Aug 19

Syrian regime to blame for sarin gas attack - UN panel

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces were responsible for a deadly sarin gas attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhun that killed scores of people, according to a report by a UN investigative panel.
News • 27 Oct 17

Syria's Assad says chemical attack '100% fabrication'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said an alleged poison gas attack blamed on his government last week in Idlib province was "100% fabrication".
World • 13 Apr 17

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