Sentences with phrase «weapons against the rebels»

There have been many questions about the Assad regime using chemical weapons against the rebels opposing him.

The MoD is still taking stock of the surprise decision of the House of Commons last summer to reject military intervention to punish President Assad of Syria for the use of chemical weapons against rebel forces.

Last week President Obama's «red line» was crossed by incumbent President of Syria, Bashar al - Assad, who ordered the use of chemical weapons against the rebels.

Not exact matches

It also makes no sense for Assad to use chemical weapons when he's winning the war and it would turn the US against him, but it makes a lot of sense for the rebels to frame him.

Labour MPs, led by Ed Miliband, and Tory rebels voted down ministers» proposals to launch strikes against Syrian government targets after the Assad Regime used chemical weapons against his own people.

However, within the last 24 - hours since Mr Hague's comments, the White House has said that Syrian forces under President Assad have used chemical weapons «on a small scale» against the opposition rebels.

Mr Moreno - Ocampo said after the failure of the Sudanese army and Janjaweed to achieve a decisive military victory against rebels he pursued civilian survivors with the weapons of «rapes, hunger and fear».

As Syrian rebels gain ground in fierce fighting, the Syrian government has acknowledged its stockpiles of chemical weapons (CW)-- by announcing that they will not be used against Syrians, only foreign invaders.

Tom Holland actually made his big screen debut as Spider - Man, once again a hapless high school kid just like in the original comics, in Captain American: Civil War, recruited by Tony Stark to be his secret weapon against Captain America's rebel heroes.