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EU Sanctions 16 More Syrians Over Chemical Attacks

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The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions against 16 more high-ranking military Syrian officials and scientists over chemical weapons attacks on civilians, a statement said. The move by the bloc’s foreign ministers brings to 255 people now facing a travel ban and an assets freeze over President Bashar al-Assad’s violent crackdown on civilians during a … Read more

Sarin Used In Deadly Attack On Syria Town In April

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A fact-finding mission by the UN’s chemical watchdog, the OPCW, concluded that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in the April 4 attack in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun, a confidential report said Thursday. The findings by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will now be taken up by a … Read more