Chemical Attack
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Iran, Syria stress on intensifying anti-terrorism operations
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan and his Syrian counterpart Fahd Jassem al-Freij exchanged views on Syrian crisis through a phone call on Tuesday.
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UN to begin Syria probe only after use of chemicals in Idlib attack confirmed
NEW YORK, Apr. 12 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric stated that the fact-finding mission of the OPCW began on the alleged use of chemical weapons in the province of Syria's Idlib.
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Zarif calls for impartial investigation into Khan Shaykhun case
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – In his consultations with senior foreign officials, Iranian FM Zarif called for formation of a fact-finding committee on chemical attack on Syria’s Khan Shaykhun.
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By: Mariam Alhijab
Chemical attack in Idlib: Duplication of Eastern Ghouta scenario
TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – On April 7, two US Navy battle ships launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at al-Shayrat military airfield in Syria’s Homs province from the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Rouhani:
Iranians to stand with Syria 'as before'
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani has reiterated Iran's support for Syrian nation and government in their fight against threats to their territorial integrity.
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Parl. calls for fact-finding mission on Syria’s gas attack
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Parl. Speaker Ali Larijani said a fact-finding mission should be sent into Syria to find out how chemical weapons had been smuggled into Syria and who had been behind the attack in Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun.
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Rouhani:
Intl. fact-finding cmte. should address Syria's chemical episode
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani has called for an international fact-finding committee to look into the issue of Syrian chemical episode.
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Pres. Rouhani:
US aggressive attack on Syria to intensify chaos in world
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – President Rouhani while condemning US missile bombardment of the Ash Sha’irat airfield, said it will strengthen chaos in the world.
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Iranian, Russian envoys confer on Syrian crisis
TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov discussed the latest issues of Middle East late on Wednesday in Moscow.
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Russia warns against blaming Damascus for suspected chemical attack
BRUSSELS, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said that the idea of laying blame for the suspected chemical weapon attack in Syria’s Idlib province on Damascus did not receive wide support at the conference in Brussels.
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Syrian army denies using chemical materials in Khan Shaikhoun
DAMASCUS, Apr. 05 (MNA) –The General Command of Syrian Army and Armed Forces categorically denied on Tuesday allegations and claims circulated by media outlets, which are partner in shedding the Syrian blood, about the use of chemical substances in the town of Khan Shaikhoun in Idlib countryside.
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UNSC members propose resolution on reported chemical attacks in Syria
NEW YORK, Apr. 05 (MNA) – The United States, France and the United Kingdom have introduced to the UN Security Council a draft resolution in connection with the reported use of chemical weapons in the Syria’s province of Idlib.
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Suspected chemical attack sickens 12 civilians in Mosul
MOSCOW, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Twelve people, among them women and children, are being treated for suspected exposure to chemical weapons in Mosul. If a chemical weapon attack is confirmed, it would be another war crime committed by ISIL in their desperate defense of the city, the UN says.
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Samples confirm militants’ use of chemicals in southwest Aleppo
MOSCOW, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Russia’s Defense Ministry has found poisonous chlorine and white phosphorus in nine samples from southwestern Aleppo, the ministry’s spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Monday.
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Russian experts arrive in Aleppo to take samples in chemical attack area
MOSCOW, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Russian military experts have arrived in the Syrian city of Aleppo to take samples in the area where chemical weapons were used by militants, spokesperson of the Russian Defense Ministry Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.
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Chemical attack in Syria's Aleppo leaves 2 dead, dozens injured
TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – The attack has killed two Syrian servicemen and left at least 37 civilians injured, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.