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Weapon of choice: why the US uses Tomahawk missiles

The US' Tomahawk missile was first used in 1991 and is relied upon for land attacks. As many as 59 were fired at Syria on Friday morning.

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[WATCH] Donald Trump confirms US missile strikes on Syria

US President Donald Trump has confirmed the US has launched missile strikes on a Syrian airfield.

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Homs governor says US strike was to 'serve the goals of terrorism'

The governor of Homs says the US missile attack on an air base near the western Syrian city was to “serve the goals of terrorism.

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Syria again rejects claims it was behind chemical attack

There are more strong denials from the Syrian government amid worldwide condemnation of the chemical attack that killed at least 70 people including children.

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Russia under fire after Syrian gas attack

As Western powers condemn the deadly chemical attack in Syria, Russia stands by its ally and the US threatens to take unilateral action.

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Renewed call for Syria's Assad to go eclipses EU conference

Britain and France have renewed their call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to go, after an alleged chemical attack by Damascus killed scores of people in a rebel-held…

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Syrian “gas attack”: What we know

At least 58 people have been killed in Syria’s northern Idlib province, in what has been reported as a chemical weapon attack.

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Suspected gas attack kills dozens in northern Syria

Another suspected chemical attack in Syria has killed at least fifty people including a dozen children.

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Syria's Assad must ultimately go, says German foreign minister

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must ultimately go.

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Syrian forces bombard rebel positions on the outskirts of Damascus

Syrian forces engaged in fierce fighting with rebels and jihadists on Sunday, responding to an onslaught with intense bombardments.

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Syria war: 6 years; 5 million refugees; 400,000 dead

Syria’s civil war has raged on for six years.

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Syrian crisis 'worst man-made disaster since WWII' - UN

The UN's OHCHR hears of 'torture, executions and unfair trials' in Syria, while a separate UN commission accuses the Syrian Air Force of war crimes.

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Assad describes US forces in Syria as "invaders"

The comments from Bashar al-Assad were made to a Chinese TV station and reported widely in Syria

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Syria talks 'moving in the right direction', UN envoy

The UN's Syria envoy said the inconclusive talks ended on a more positive note than previous rounds.

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Syrian peace talks: hopes of a breakthrough low as UN-backed negotiations resume in Geneva

Peace talks aimed at finding a political solution to the war in Syria have resumed in Geneva.

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Report chronicles deliberate destruction of Aleppo by Russia and Assad

Russia and the Assad regime in Syria pursued the deliberate and systematic destruction of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a new report concludes.

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Turkey says its troops won't stop until ISIL are ousted from northern Syria

Turkish backed rebels fighting as part of the Free Syrian Army claim to have taken control of a key road leading into the city of al-Bab.

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Syrian President Assad: ISIL has "definitely" infiltrated refugees to the West

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he believes beyond any doubt that “terrorists” have “definitely” masked themselves as refugees

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Airstrikes kill dozens in Syrian rebel-held Idlib

Dozens dead in Idlib airstrikes

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Syria says army plans more anti-ISIL offensives near Aleppo

The Syrian army has said that recent advances against the self-proclaimed Islamic State northeast of Aleppo are a starting point for further operations against the extremist…

A key figure in Syria’s war, Bashar al-Assad remains at the center of international debates. Explore his policies, alliances, and the future of his leadership.