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Syria: Evacuations resuming days after convoy bombing kills over 100 people
The suicide bombing hit buses of evacuees from al-Foua and Kefraya, killing more than 60 children.
US Defence Secretary James Mattis heads to Middle East to discuss Islamic State and Syria
Mattis will arrive in Saudi capital Riyadh on 18 April, before visiting Israel, Qatar, Egypt and Djibouti.
Strip Syrian President Assad's British-born wife of her UK nationality Home Office urged
Asma Assad's social media posts support her husband.
Boris Johnson calls Assad's denials 'absurd' as Russia says chemical weapon attack was fake
Writing in Sunday Telegraph column, Johnson said Russia must now see Assad's 'tyranny'.
Sean Spicer on Nazi comparisons: 'I've let the President down'
"On both a personal level and professional level that will go down as not a very good day in my history".
UN Security Council to vote on West-drafted resolution on Syria chemical attack
Russia is widely expected to veto the resolution amid differences with the US.
Sean Spicer vows to 'stay focused' on Assad following embarrassing Hitler remarks
Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has called on President Trump to fire the embattled press secretary.
Attacking Syria is the smartest thing Donald Trump has done
Trump has completely rebranded himself as the only world leader brave enough to stand up to Russia.
We need to talk about Iran's key role in the Syrian war
Iran is deeply involved in fighting Assad's civil war for him. Its imperial ambitions must be stopped.
Rex Tillerson says Russia must choose between Assad, Hezbollah and Iran or the US and its allies
US Secretary of State asked whether the current alliances really serve Russian interests.
What will it take for Putin to turn his back on Assad?
Russia talked a tough talk after US air strikes on Syria, but the Kremlin doesn't want a showdown with Trump.
Russia used the Syrian crisis to assert itself against the US – and Obama let it happen
The Syrian conflict has been ongoing for six years, with no evidence of political will in the West to end it.
Slim majority of Americans support Trump's missile strikes on Syria
However, most people would oppose additional US military action against the Assad regime.
The first chemical weapons ban was the Strasbourg Agreement against poison bullets in 1675
The history of chemical and biological warfare spans the Ancient Greeks, Leonardo da Vinci and WWI.
How Boris Johnson ramped up his rhetoric over Russia and Syria's Assad
As foreign secretary cancels Moscow trip and heads to G7 summit, IBTimes UK looks at his recent remarks.
Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei calls US missile strike on Syria a 'strategic mistake'
Iran's supreme leader warns that the Trump administration action will only strengthen Isis.
Sir Michael Fallon singles out Russia for Syria 'war crimes'
Fallon claims Russia were responsible for gas attack 'by proxy' for backing Assad regime.
Elizabeth Warren slams Trump's 'erratic' decision to launch missile strike against Syrian regime
The Massachusetts senator has a long history of clashes with the US president.
Trump is doing what Obama failed to – punishing Assad for using chemical weapons in Syria
Donald Trump can chart a new way forward after six years of failed Western policy in the Middle East.
Trump's missile strike on Assad is satisfying – but he's an erratic man in a volatile world
The US strike on a Syrian air base after Assad's chemical attack was the right action by the wrong man.
Russian forces were at the Syrian base hit by US missiles – are we on the brink of WWIII?
President Trump ordered a US missile strike on Syria after Assad's chemical attack.
US launched missile strikes on Syria in retaliation to Khan Sheikhoun chemical attack - as it happened
US warships launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian government airbase, killing nine, including four children.
Read Donald Trump's statement on Syria missile strike: 'Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered'
The US president called on 'civilised nations' to join the US in seeking an end to the conflict.
Trump discusses Syria 'safe zones' with world leaders while Tillerson talks of Assad removal
The Pentagon and the White House have been in discussions on military options after chemical attack.
Assad says there is 'no option except victory' in Syria as death toll rises following chemical attack
International community has blamed Syrian President for Khan Sheikhoun air strike which killed over 70.
Exiled Syrian activists pelt Paris embassy with eggs and flour to protest chemical attack
They were protesting against the Khan Sheikhoun air strike that killed 73 people in Syria.
Tillerson: Russia needs 'to think carefully' about continued support for Assad
The US Secretary of State's remarks come ahead of his visit to Moscow next week.
Russia says Syrian rebel chemical weapons responsible for Khan Sheikhoun deaths
More than 70 people died after an alleged chemical weapons attack by the Syrian government.
Don't look away from the images of children Assad has murdered in Syria
When Britain and others decided to take no military action against Assad, he knew he could act with impunity.
Scores killed in 'chemical weapons attack' on Syrian rebel town
The attack on Tuesday happened in the town of Khan Seikhoun, in rebel-held Idlib.
