Sentences with phrase «chemical attacks on»

Four years ago, it almost looked as if chemical attacks on Syrian civilians would stop.

Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, gave a wide - ranging interview in New York where she called on the U.S. to carry out airstrikes on Syrian airfields in order to prevent more chemical attacks on its citizens, hours before that actually occurred.

The MP for Strangford, Jim Shannon explained that he did think action was necessary and went further than Theresa May, saying: «There has to be a missile attack and response to the chemical attacks on innocent civilians in Syria as there was before and there needs to be again.

On April 7th 2018 reports began emerging of alleged chemical attacks on the city of Douma, in the rebel held pocket of Eastern Ghouta, Syria.

G - 7 foreign ministers did not reach an agreement to impose new sanctions on Russia following an alleged chemical attack on Syrian soil.

PARIS, April 14 - France has concluded after analysing «reliable intelligence» and open sources that a chemical attack on Douma on April 7 was carried out by Syrian government forces, a declassified intelligence report showed on Saturday.

President Donald Trump taunted Russia for supporting Syria's president after a suspected chemical attack on rebels, while oil hit its highest since 2014 after Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a missile over Riyadh.

Shortly after the alleged chemical attack on the last rebel - held town in the Eastern Ghouta region of Syria, President Donald Trump blamed Russia President Vladimir Putin and Iran for their respective roles in providing support to the Syrian government.

Scores of people were killed in the chemical attack on a rebel - held town in northwestern Syria.

The Syrian opposition blamed the suspected chemical attack on Saturday in Douma on government forces.

Macron said in February that «France will strike» in the event of lethal chemical attack on civilians by government forces in 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.»

«Chemical weapons have once again been used on Syrian men, women and children,» Haley said at Monday's meeting to discuss what appeared to be a chemical attack on Douma, the last rebel - held town in Syria, on Saturday that left 49 people dead and scores injured.

Russia has been accused by the UK to be responsible for the alleged chemical attack on Sergey Skripal, but has officially and vehemently denied any involvement.

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.

First one is from Dr. Annie Sparrow outlining a valid technical point (this tweet is from March about an earlier Chemical Attack on Eastern Ghouta)

Granted the timing, coming just over a week after the chemical attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, gave the event an added edge.

He called instead for an independent investigation by the United Nations into the chemical attack on the rebel - held town of Khan Sheikhoun.

The United States, France and Britain remain convinced Douma was the subject of a chemical attack on April 7, basing their claims on open - source information and their own intelligence, which they said suggests chlorine and possibly a nerve agent, maybe sarin, were used.

However, when Nemerov takes responsibility for a chemical attack on Cechnya (the worst in history), fears of a determined military ruler seem to be confirmed.

The bombings targeted chemical weapons research and storage facilities after a recent suspected chemical attack on civilians in Syria.

Not exact matches

The G7 meeting is the first high - level gathering of the allies since the United States, France and Britain launched 105 missiles targeting chemical weapons facilities in Syria in retaliation for a suspected poison gas attack on April 7.

Trump, a political neophyte then inside his first 100 days in office, attacked an ally of Russia and Iran after intelligence services concluded that Assad's forces had used chemical weapons on Syrian civilians, many of them children.

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.

The U.S. - led airstrikes, which U.S. President Donald Trump described as «perfectly executed,» came after the likely use of chemical weapons in an attack by the Syrian regime on the town of Douma earlier this month.

«The warning will probably suffice in dissuading the Assad regime from conducting another mass terror, mass casualty attack on civilians using chemical weapons,» Hof wrote on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - U.S., British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected poison gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers.

Ryan's retirement announcement was preceded by a string of tweets from Trump, who touched on subjects including special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling and the response to a suspected chemical attack in Syria on Wednesday.

The face - off intensified after Russia warned that any U.S. missiles fired at Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel enclave would be shot down.

The State Department said on Friday that it had proof that Syria carried out a recent chemical weapons attack in the town of Douma.

The face - off between the two countries gained ground after Russia warned that any U.S. missiles fired at Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel enclave would be shot down.

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.

The Trump administration is likely trying to get broader support from allies for air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack, says Victor Kattan of the Middle East Institute.

On Friday, President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to join France and Britain in launching targeted strikes in Syria, in retaliation for an attack on civilians that employed chemical weaponOn Friday, President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to join France and Britain in launching targeted strikes in Syria, in retaliation for an attack on civilians that employed chemical weaponon civilians that employed chemical weapons.

The U.S. - led strike on Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack by Bashar al - Assad's forces was specific and not part of a wider campaign, says Dakota Wood of the Heritage Foundation.

After Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the U.S. was preparing fresh sanctions on Russia, in relation to the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, President Donald Trump did a U-turn.

The U.S., France and the U.K. launched military strikes Friday night on what the Pentagon said were three Syrian chlorine and sarin gas research facilities in response to a suspected chemical attack by Syrian leader Bashar al - Assad.

U.S., British and French forces pounded Iran's ally Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in retaliation for a suspected April 7 chemical weapons attack, which they blame on Syrian President Bashar al - Assad's government.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday allegations that Syrian government forces had carried out the chemical weapons attack were not based on real facts and said it wanted an impartial investigation into the incident.

Trump thanked France for joining with the United States and Britain in launching airstrikes in Syria earlier this month in response to a chemical weapons attack blamed on Syrian President Bashar al - Assad.

Based on intelligence gathered by Syrian and Russian air defense crews from the U.S. strike exactly a year and a week ago on Shayrat Airbase in Syria, air defense crews were likely well - drilled and prepared to meet a U.S. - led attack on their claimed chemical weapons facilities.

The White House authorized the launch of 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles on Thursday evening in response to what President Donald Trump's administration and several U.S. allies claim was a chemical attack by the Assad regime.

But now that Assad's forces are dominant, Kupchan says, Russian has little influence over Assad, who brings negative attention to the alliance through his attacks on civilians, including with chemical weapons.

«It seems new national security advisor John Bolton could be starting his first day in the White House in the worst way possible: by having to plan a military strike on Assad's ability to deliver chemical weapons attacks in Syria,» Harry Kazianis, director of defense studies at the Center for the National Interest, told CNBC.

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis takes a look at the energy markets as the Syrian chemical attack and a missile strike on Saudi Arabia shake Middle Eastern oil producers.

Trump, in welcoming remarks, thanked France for joining with the United States and Britain in launching airstrikes in Syria earlier this month in response to a chemical weapons attack blamed on Syrian President Bashar al - Assad.

But reports of chemical attacks have surfaced regularly since then, and Islamist rebels fighting in the town of Douma — the site of the suspected chemical attack earlier this month that sparked the US and allies» strike on Friday — say Assad is using the terrifying weapons to win on the battlefield.

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.

Dozens were brutally killed and hundreds more were injured from a suspected chemical attack in Syria on Saturday.