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  US, France and UK launch military strikes on Syria to punish President Bashar Assad

  World | April 14, 2018 8:42 IST

  Trump said the US is prepared to sustain pressure on Assad until he ends what the president called a criminal pattern of killing his own people with internationally banned chemical weapons. 

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  'Assad forces carried out chemical attacks'

  World | September 03, 2013 7:21 IST

  Paris: French intelligence reports indicated Monday that the chemical attack of Aug 21 in Damascus was conducted by the Syrian government forces.The nine-page intelligence report, declassified by the French government, said since April this year

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  Arab ministers blame Assad regime for chemical attacks

  World | September 02, 2013 12:39 IST

  Cairo: The Arab foreign ministers have held the Syrian government responsible for all the chemical attacks on the suburbs of Damascus, while calling for referring the perpetrators to international trials, Xinhua reported.In the Arab League