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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 434

Khan al-Assal

A victim of an alleged chemical weapons attack is treated by doctors in Aleppo, Syria, in March (photo credit: AP/SANA)
September 3, 2013, 8:40 pm
Syrian opposition alleges chemical attack in Aleppo
Man who defected to Turkey claims to have ‘hard proof’ regime carried out gas assault on rebels on March 19; IDF said the same five months ago
By Adiv Sterman
Illustrative photo of Israeli security personnel in chemical protection suits training during a chemical attack exercise in 2007. (photo credit: Roni Schutzer/Flash90)
August 30, 2013, 7:21 pm
This time, for Assad, something went terribly wrong
For a year, the Syrian president’s forces have used small chemical warheads to clear strategic areas of civilian inhabitants; last week, someone slipped up
By Avi Issacharoff
In this citizen journalism image provided by the Media Office Of Douma City, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian man mourns over a dead body after an alleged poisonous gas attack fired by regime forces, according to activists, in Douma town, Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, August 21, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Media Office Of Douma City)
August 21, 2013, 11:19 pm
UN holds emergency meeting on Syria chemical attack
United Nations says it’s ‘shocked’ at strike that reportedly killed hundreds, including many sleeping children
By Edith M. Lederer
Syrian rebel fighters in gas masks against a chemical weapons attack, 2013. (screen capture: Youtube/MrMrAsi)
August 14, 2013, 10:50 am
Departure of UN chemical experts to Syria delayed
Final details not yet worked out regarding where investigators will go and, more significantly, where they won’t
By Edith M. Lederer
Syrian rebels in Khan al-Assal. (screen capture: Youtube/AlJazeeraenglish)
July 31, 2013, 5:17 pm
Syrian troops launch assault on northern village
Army attempts to recapture Khan al-Assal, site of alleged chemical weapons attack in March
A Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village according to SANA, receives treatment by doctors at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, March 19 (photo credit: AP/SANA)
July 27, 2013, 3:54 pm
Syria says agreement reached on UN chemical probe
Inspectors limited to investigating alleged attack by rebels in Khan al-Assal
By Barbara Surk
A Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village, according to SANA, receives treatment by doctors at a hospital in Aleppo. (photo credit: AP/SANA)
July 24, 2013, 1:27 pm
UN chemical weapons team arrives in Damascus
Experts to discuss terms of a possible investigation; Syrian government seeks to block examination of certain incidents
Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)
July 10, 2013, 7:23 pm
Syrian rebels reject Russian claims on sarin use
Moscow accused National Coalition of carrying out a nerve gas attack against Assad’s forces near Aleppo
By Diaa Hadid
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (photo credit: AP/Osama Faisal)
April 26, 2013, 11:17 pm
UN chief urges Syria access for chemical experts
Ban Ki-moon calls to immediately investigate serious allegations of unconventional weapons use
Syrian soldiers at a Syrian army post as seen from the Lebanese border village of al-Qasr, Lebanon, Friday, April 12, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)
April 14, 2013, 2:22 am
Airstrike in north Syria kills 20, activists say
Three children said to be among dead in Idlib province; nearby, Assad loyalists kill at least 21 opposition fighters in ambush
By RYAN LUCAS
Syrian soldiers at a Syrian army post as seen from the Lebanese border village of al-Qasr, Lebanon, Friday, April 12, 2013. Syrian warplanes and troops battled rebels near the border with Lebanon as part of a widening government counteroffensive to recapture territory along strategic border areas and near the capital Damascus. Written on the army post are the words 'only God, Syria and Bashar' and 'God is protecting Syria.' (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
April 13, 2013, 3:35 pm
Syrian troops kill at least 12 rebels in ambush
Forces loyal to Assad surprise opposition fighters on outskirts of village in Idlib province
By RYAN LUCAS
A Syrian man who suffered an alleged chemical attack receives treatment at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, in March. (photo credit: AP/SANA)
April 12, 2013, 6:49 am
West has ‘hard evidence’ chemical weapons used in Syria
Diplomats cite definitive proof in one case, say WMD probably used in other instances as well; Assad stonewalling investigation
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a victim of an alleged chemical weapons attack on Homs, Syria, December 23, 2012 (screen capture: YouTube)
April 9, 2013, 5:48 pm
UN chief urges Syria to okay expanded chemical probe
Investigation would examine claims that nonconventional weapons were used in December
Illustrative photo: A Syrian victim who suffered an alleged chemical attack at Khan al-Assal village -- according to SANA -- receives treatment by doctors at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, March 19. (photo credit: AP/SANA)
April 8, 2013, 11:39 pm
Syria accuses UN chief of expanding weapons probe
Assad says plans to investigate rebels’ claims of chemical-weapon use ‘a violation of Syrian sovereignty”
Illustrative photo of a victim of an alleged chemical weapons attack on Homs, Syria, December 23, 2012 (screen capture: YouTube)
March 22, 2013, 8:02 am
UN to probe alleged chemical weapons use in Syria
Senior US official cites ‘strong indications’ that no such weapons were used in Tuesday’s attack
By Edith M. Lederer
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