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Syria rebels ordered 10 tons of sarin nerve agent in Turkey

Fri Sep 13, 2013 22:19:18

A Turkish prosecutor has filed a report to the court in southern Turkish city of Adana, showing Syria militants have been ordering and receiving chemical material from Turkey.

US equipped Saddam with chemical arms in Iran war

Fri Sep 13, 2013 21:11:42

A retired US military officer says Washington provided chemical and biological weapons to executed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the eight-year war against Iran.

UAE sent arms to Egypt to curb pro- Morsi protests

Fri Sep 13, 2013 20:09:14

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has given warfare and military equipment to the Egypt’s army to be used against supporters of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi, a former top official says.

Egypt kicks off operation in Sinai, foils ship attack

Fri Sep 13, 2013 13:22:16

Egyptian aircraft and ground forces have launched a wide-scale military operation against strongholds of armed militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula.

Bahrain opposition welcomes UN condemnation of Al Khalifa regime

Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:53:01

The secretary general of Bahrain's main opposition group, al-Wefaq has welcomed a new statement by UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay on condemning the Al Khalifa regime’s crackdown on peaceful protests in the tiny Persian Gulf Arab nation.

Assad: Israel should be first to disarm

Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:18:00

Syria President Bashar Assad says Israel should be the first to disarm from weapons of mass destructions, since it has nuclear, biological and chemical arms.

Kurds kill 35 Takfiri militants in Syria clashes

Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:27:43

Kurdish fighters in Syria have killed at least 35 Takfiri militants in northeastern Syrian province of Hassakah.

Al-Nusra terrorists kill 20 women, children in Homs

Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:15:45

Foreign-baked terrorists fighting against the Syrian government have killed at least 20 civilians in western Syria, an apposition group says.

Assad: Syria to hand over chemical arms

Thu Sep 12, 2013 18:13:38

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with Russian television Thursday that Syria would place its chemical weapons under international control but emphasized the move was prompted by Moscow, not US threats of military action, which prompted the move.

Syria army resumes mop-up operation in Maalula

Thu Sep 12, 2013 16:09:58

The Syrian army continues its mop-up operations against the militants inside the historic Christian town of Maalula, a security source in Damascus said.

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