August 27, 2013
7:20 pm

Bodies being buried after the August 21 chemical attack near Damascus (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network)

Russia says strike on Syria won’t be made easy

Assad has a strong air defense system, Moscow officials claim; military intervention will have ‘catastrophic consequences’

By Michal Shmulovich and AP

August 27, 2013
4:33 am

A UN inspector speaks to a victim of last week's chemical attack during a visit Monday to a makeshift hospital in Moadamiyeh, a suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus. (photo credit: AP/Media Office Of Moadamiyeh)

UN inspectors take samples, meet with victims

Russian FM warns use of force without Security Council clearance will violate international law

By Lee Keath and Zeina Karam

August 26, 2013
11:34 pm

The recent tension along the northern border has caused a spike in demand for gas masks. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

As strike on Syria looms, Israelis scramble for gas masks

Citizens fear chemical retaliation in light of assessments US preparing to attack the Assad regime

By Adiv Sterman

August 26, 2013
5:31 am

US President Barack Obama welcomes British Prime Minister David Cameron in the Oval Office in May 2013. (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cameron reportedly pushing Obama toward Syria strike

British PM said by Times of London to want to act while outrage is still fresh; UK naval vessels reportedly readying for possible attack

By Times of Israel staff and AP

August 26, 2013
12:50 am

Russia urges calm, but US says Syria chemical probe too late

Moscow calls on West to await results of UN inspection of alleged gas attack site before military action, even as capitals say mounting evidence Assad regime to blame

By AP and Times of Israel staff

August 25, 2013
7:02 pm

A Syrian man mourns over a dead body after an alleged poisonous gas attack fired by regime forces in Damascus, on August 24, 2013. (photo credit: Media Office Of Douma City, AP File)

UN experts to visit alleged chemical attack site Monday

Syria promises to provide ‘necessary cooperation’ and avoid shelling of area during inspection

By Albert Aji

August 24, 2013
7:31 pm

Syrian military soldiers check identifications at a checkpoint on Baghdad street, in Damascus. The signs would all seem bad for President Bashar Assad. Blasts echo all day long over the Syrian capital as troops battle rebels entrenched on its eastern doorstep, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013 (photo credit: AP /Hassan Ammar, File)

Despite turmoil, Syria regime feels new confidence

Deputy PM says country has reached a turning point, predicts violence will steadily decline

By Lee Keath

August 24, 2013
6:12 pm

Columns of smoke rising from heavy shelling in the Jobar neighborhood in west Damascus, in Cairo, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hassan Ammar)

Syria accuses rebels of using chemical weapons

Regime claims major army offensive forced opposition fighters to resort to unconventional warfare

By Albert Aji

August 24, 2013
1:25 pm

Columns of smoke rising from heavy shelling in the Jobar neighborhood in west Damascus, Syria. (photo credit: AP/Hassan Ammar)

UN official in Syria to press for chemical inquiry

Angela Kane, UN’s disarmament chief, arrives in Damascus; world leaders urge Assad to cooperate with investigation into attack

By AP

August 23, 2013
9:50 pm

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to reporters at the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan, last December (photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)

UN chief urges Syria to allow probe into latest attack

At least three victims of Thursday’s suspected gas attack smuggled into Jordan to determine whether chemical agents were used

By AP and Times of Israel staff

August 23, 2013
7:42 pm

British Foreign Secretary William Hague at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, in May 2013 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)

UK: Assad behind chemical weapons attack

Chances that Syrian opposition is responsible for massacre near Damascus are ‘vanishingly small,’ says Foreign Secretary Hague

By AP

August 22, 2013
4:25 pm

Syrian citizens try to identify dead bodies after an alleged poisonous gas attack near Damascus, on August 21, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Local Committee of Arbeen)

Syrians retrieve ‘sleeping’ dead

From the web Reuters: First responders give eyewitness accounts of the terrible aftermath of Wednesday’s alleged chemical attack

August 21, 2013
8:49 pm

MK Binyamin Ben Eliezer (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Former defense minister calls Syrian war ‘holocaust’

Ben-Eliezer says Washington ‘not reading the map correctly’; US condemns alleged chemical attack, calls for UN investigation

By Adiv Sterman

August 21, 2013
4:20 pm

This citizen journalism image provided by the Local Committee of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows dead bodies of Syrian citizens in Arbeen, near Damascus, on Wednesday. (photo credit: AP/Local Committee of Arbeen)

World urges UN to investigate Syria chemical attack

Opposition group says 1,300 people killed, though others cite lower numbers; regime denies reports

By Times of Israel staff and AP

August 21, 2013
9:34 am

Rebel forces report massive death toll after Syrian chemical attack

Free Syrian Army says over 1,100 people killed, though others report lower numbers; assault comes as UN inspectors in area to probe for chemical arms use; regime denies reports

By AP and Times of Israel staff

Topic: Damascus

Russia says strike on Syria won’t be made easy

Assad has a strong air defense system, Moscow officials claim; military intervention will have ‘catastrophic consequences’

UN inspectors take samples, meet with victims

Russian FM warns use of force without Security Council clearance will violate international law

As strike on Syria looms, Israelis scramble for gas masks

Citizens fear chemical retaliation in light of assessments US preparing to attack the Assad regime

Cameron reportedly pushing Obama toward Syria strike

British PM said by Times of London to want to act while outrage is still fresh; UK naval vessels reportedly readying for possible attack

Russia urges calm, but US says Syria chemical probe too late

Moscow calls on West to await results of UN inspection of alleged gas attack site before military action, even as capitals say mounting evidence Assad regime to blame

UN experts to visit alleged chemical attack site Monday

Syria promises to provide ‘necessary cooperation’ and avoid shelling of area during inspection

Despite turmoil, Syria regime feels new confidence

Deputy PM says country has reached a turning point, predicts violence will steadily decline

Syria accuses rebels of using chemical weapons

Regime claims major army offensive forced opposition fighters to resort to unconventional warfare

UN official in Syria to press for chemical inquiry

Angela Kane, UN’s disarmament chief, arrives in Damascus; world leaders urge Assad to cooperate with investigation into attack

UN chief urges Syria to allow probe into latest attack

At least three victims of Thursday’s suspected gas attack smuggled into Jordan to determine whether chemical agents were used

UK: Assad behind chemical weapons attack

Chances that Syrian opposition is responsible for massacre near Damascus are ‘vanishingly small,’ says Foreign Secretary Hague

Syrians retrieve ‘sleeping’ dead

From the web Reuters: First responders give eyewitness accounts of the terrible aftermath of Wednesday’s alleged chemical attack

Former defense minister calls Syrian war ‘holocaust’

Ben-Eliezer says Washington ‘not reading the map correctly’; US condemns alleged chemical attack, calls for UN investigation

World urges UN to investigate Syria chemical attack

Opposition group says 1,300 people killed, though others cite lower numbers; regime denies reports

Rebel forces report massive death toll after Syrian chemical attack

Free Syrian Army says over 1,100 people killed, though others report lower numbers; assault comes as UN inspectors in area to probe for chemical arms use; regime denies reports

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