Sentences with phrase «chemical attack against»

The United States, France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for an apparent chemical attack against civilians.

IgE causes the body's immune system to wage a chemical attack against perceived allergens.

However, the main message must be that, for the first time in its modern history, the U.K. officially acknowledges a chemical attack against the Kingdom (against the citizens of the UK, occurred on British soil) and condemns it.

On Monday, Haley had told the Security Council that the US will respond to the Assad regime's alleged chemical attack against Syrian civilians as she excoriated Russia, saying its hands are «covered in the blood of Syrian children.»

Not exact matches

Obama gave The Atlantic several reasons for not enforcing the red line — uneasiness about a strike against Syria not being sanctioned by Congress, a lack of support from the international community and the American people, the possibility that the intelligence on the chemical - weapons attack wasn't 100 % solid — but did not mention the Iran deal among them.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - U.S., British and French forces struck Syria with more than 100 missiles on Saturday in the first coordinated Western strikes against the Damascus government, targetting what they called chemical weapons sites in retaliation for a poison gas attack.

The Pentagon holds a briefing Friday about the joint military action against Syria in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack on civilians in the town of Douma.

In a tweet, he hinted at retaliating against a deadly chemical weapons attack believed to be carried out by supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad, warning of a «big price» to pay.

Trump helped push Syria back to the forefront of foreign policy debates, hinting at retaliating against a deadly chemical weapons attack.

The NATO foreign ministers meeting follows the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian agent in Britain, and Western air strikes against Russia - allied Syria, which the United States accused of a chemical attack in Douma on April 7.

Which is to prepare soldiers to defend against a chemical attack.

Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, announced Sunday morning that the US would impose new sanctions against Russia in the wake of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria.

Defense spending aside, transatlantic rifts could also occur should Trump continue to make critical foreign policy decisions without first consulting allies (as in the April 7 air strike against Syria in response to a chemical - weapons attack) or if he presses NATO allies to make stronger military contributions in Syria or Afghanistan.

Crude prices surged to five - year highs after President Trump vowed to retaliate against Syria for a Chemical Weapons attack and taunted Russia about their threat to shoot down U.S. missiles if they were used against Syria.

Earlier on Thursday, Syrian President Bashar al - Assad warned the West against attacking Syria, saying accusations about the suspected chemical attack on Douma were «fabricated.»

(CNN) President Bashar al - Assad is warning the West against attacking Syria as President Donald Trump's international allies make preparations to join the United States in any military action against the regime in response to last week's suspected chemical attack.

The measures come as President Donald Trump is threatening an imminent military strike against Syria, vowing to respond «forcefully» to Saturday's apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians.

The likelihood of a United States strike against Syria after a suspected chemical weapons attack increased Sunday as President Trump said there would be a «big price to pay» and officials in France vowed the country would «do its duty» in responding.

Following last Friday night's coordinated missile attack by a coalition of U.S., U.K. and French forces against Syrian chemical weapons facilities, there was a high level of consternation about whether the barrage of targeted airstrikes would escalate into a dangerous and wide - ranging military engagement between the Assad - led Syrian government backers (Russia, Iran, Hezbollah) and NATO forces.

The poll of 1,011 likely voters was conducted April 10 - 13, although the poll methodology does not indicate if any of the responses were collected after the president announced airstrikes against Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack.

Pope Francis has closed his traditional Sunday blessing by saying «nothing can justify» the use of chemical weapons against defenceless people, and called for those responsible for a suspected attack in Syria to seek negotiations.

So President Obama is proposing a limited missile strike in order to send the message to foreign governments that if they deploy chemical weapons against their own people, the US might eventually launch an attack that wil leave the targeted regime intact.

Congressman John Katko (R): «The horrific and barbaric chemical attacks by the Assad regime against innocent civilians, including children, warranted strong and measured action.

It would not necessarily need to be limited to strikes against chemical weapon compounds themselves, but would permit attacks on broader military capabilities.

Lavrov noted that despite the escalating tensions between Moscow and Washington, the U.S. made sure it didn't harm any Russian personnel and positions during the strikes against the regime of President Bashar Assad following a suspected chemical attack on the town of Douma.

Another argument against the false flag operation «theory»: in the past USA (or Western) reaction to chemical attacks has been puntual (Obama forcing Syria leaving its chemical weapons stockpiles, Trump launching an attack against the base from where the attack was launched).

Obviously Putin is against the overthrow of Assad, even with the recent chemical weapons attack.

The United States fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria on Thursday night in retaliation for this week's chemical weapons attack against civilians.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep John Katko expressed his support for U.S. airstrikes against Syrian targets last night, calling the act a «proportional response» to the chemical attacks committed by Bashar al - Assad's regime.

By Frank V. Vernuccio [On Friday night, US and European allies launched airstrikes against Syrian research, storage and military targets as President Trump sought to punish President Bashar al - Assad for a suspected chemical attack near Damascus last weekend that killed more than 40 people.

President Barack Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack.

The American Chemical Society has reported extensively on attacks against scientists in Chemical and Engineering News.

A team of researchers from five institutions analyzed the ability of six microorganisms to solubilize potential bioenergy feedstocks such as switchgrass that have evolved strong defenses against biological and chemical attack.

We will focus, especially, on careers spent protecting ordinary people against non-conventional weapons — terror bombings, biological and chemical agents, and attacks on computer and telecommunications networks.

Increases levels of properdin, a chemical that activates part of the immune system responsible for increasing defence mechanisms against viral and bacterial attacks.

Kurdish victims of mustard gas attacks in northern Iraq in the late 1980s have not stated claims under the Torture Victim Protection Act or the Alien Tort Statute against defendant chemical manufacturer, who allegedly sold thiodiglycol to Saddam Hussein; the...