Syria’s Assad ‘Wins’ Fourth Term with 95 Percent of the Vote
As expected, the regime of dictator Bashar Assad declared him the winner of Syria’s sham “election” on Thursday with over 95 percent of the vote.
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Chemical Weapons Watchdog Seeks to Exhume Syria Attack Victims
Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are seeking to exhume the bodies of victims from the suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria, on the theory that traces of nerve agents like sarin gas will linger in human tissue for much longer than environmental samples from the attack site.
Russia Denies Allegations of Delaying Tactics and Evidence Tampering in Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday denied allegations that Russia is working with the Syrian government to keep international inspectors away from the chemical weapons attack site in Douma so the evidence can be destroyed.
Assad Still Has ‘Limited’ Chemical Capability, Pentagon Says
The Syrian regime remains able to conduct chemical attacks, though only at a limited level, the Pentagon said Thursday following last week’s international cruise missile strikes on chemical targets.
State Dept: Russia and Syria Working Together to ‘Delay Inspectors’ and ‘Sanitize’ Chemical Attack Site
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that it has “credible information” Russia and Syria are working together to keep inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) from visiting the site of the alleged chemical attack in Douma.
Inspectors Still Unable to Access Chemical Weapons Attack Site in Syria
Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) “arrived” in Douma, Syria, on Tuesday, but they were not able to enter the town and examine the sites where the Syrian government allegedly deployed chemical weapons.
Assad Begins Final Assault to Regain Complete Control of Damascus
Building on his recapture of the Eastern Ghouta suburb after a long and bloody siege that ended with an alleged chemical weapons attack, Syrian dictator Bashar Assad on Tuesday began the final battle for control of Damascus with artillery strikes on the last rebel positions near the city.
Syrian State TV Claims Investigators Finally Allowed to Visit Chemical Weapons Attack Site
After several days of stalling, Russia and Syria finally allowed inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to visit the site of the alleged chemical weapons strike in Douma on Tuesday, ten days after the attack occurred.
Rep. Mike Conaway: Trump’s Syria Strikes the ‘Right Thing To Do’
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) joined SiriusXM hosts Matt Boyle and Amanda House on Breitbart News Sunday and defended the president on his decision to strike Syria.
Chemical Weapons Inspectors Claim Russia, Syria Blocked Them from Visiting Attack Site
Inspectors with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) arrived in Syria on Saturday with plans to visit the site of the alleged chemical weapons strike in Douma on Monday. On Monday the British delegation to the OPCW said the inspectors were blocked from visiting Douma by the Russian and Syrian governments.
Senior Assad Aide: Airstrikes in Syria Mark End of U.S. Empire
TEL AVIV – The American empire is poised to crumble and the failure of the joint missile attack on Syrian chemical weapons sites is the first triumph marking the beginning of the end, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s envoy said on Sunday.
French Intel Doc: Russian Forces ‘Enable’ Bashar Assad’s Offensives in Urban Areas
TEL AVIV — Russian military forces “enable” the Bashar Assad regime in Syria to maintain air superiority, providing Assad with the “total military freedom of action” necessary to carry out offensives against urban areas, according to an intelligence document declassified by the French government.
Klukowski: President Trump’s Syria Strikes Are Constitutional
While experts can debate whether striking Syria is good policy, the legal reality should not be open to debate: President Donald Trump’s strikes against Syria were fully authorized by the U.S. Constitution.
‘Russophobic Campaign’: Moscow Claims Britain ‘Staged’ Syrian Chemical Attack
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed on Friday that Russian experts have “found no traces of chemical weapons” at the site of the attack in Douma, Syria. He accused foreign intelligence services of faking the attack to justify action against Syria and discredit Russia.
Report: Images Show Russian Ships Leaving Syrian Port After Trump Missile Warning
Russia reportedly moved 11 of its warships, cargo vessels, and submarines from the Syrian port of Tartus on Wednesday, ahead of President Donald Trump warning about carrying out a potential strike on the civil war-ravaged country in retaliation for a chemical attack on civilians on Saturday.
World Health Organization: 500 Patients with Chemical Symptoms in Syria, Over 70 Dead
The World Health Organization published a statement on Wednesday saying it was “deeply alarmed” by reports of chemical weapons deployment in Syria. WHO said it has received reports from partners in the Douma area that roughly 500 patients have been treated for symptoms consistent with toxic exposure, while over 70 deaths were reported from the attack, 43 of them apparently caused by toxic chemical exposure.
Israel Blamed by Syria, Russia for Deadly Missile Strike on Syrian Air Base
Syria and its Russian ally accused Israel on Monday of carrying out a deadly dawn bombing raid on a military airbase, as global outrage mounted over an alleged poison gas attack outside Damascus.
Activists, Medics: Gas Attack Near Syrian Capital Kills Forty
BEIRUT — Syrian activists, rescuers and medics said Sunday that a poison gas attack on a rebel-held town near the capital has killed at least 40 people, allegations denied by the Syrian government.
