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  France issues international arrest warrants against Syrian President for alleged war crimes

  World | Nov 16, 2023, 07:24 PM IST

  Assad’s government was widely deemed by the international community to be responsible for the chemical attack on August 21, 2013 that killed over 1,000 people. The US threatened military retaliation for the attack but settled for a deal with Russia.

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  Chemical experts make 'encouraging progress' in Syria

  World | Oct 04, 2013, 11:08 AM IST

  Damascus : The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN said in a joint statement Thursday that their team of experts has made "encouraging initial progress" during their first day of