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Cyprus can help rid Syria of chemical weapons and search for its missing, Cypriot top diplomat says

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus stands ready to help eliminate Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpiles and to support a search for people whose fate remains unknown after more than a decade of war, the top Cypriot diplomat said Saturday. Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said Cyprus’ offer is grounded on its own past experience both with helping rid Syria of chemical weapons …

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5 days, 17 hours ago

‘Death was everywhere’: Syria’s chemical weapon victims share their trauma

Al Jazeera

Since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s chemical weapon victims have recounted their trauma without fear of reprisal. The regime of Bashar al-Assad had just fired rockets filled with sarin gas at Zamalka, and people were shouting: “Chemical weapon attack! “Just the name ‘Bashar al-Assad’ would instil fear in all of us.” As the al-Assad regime committed a growing …

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5 days, 22 hours ago

Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents

The Independent

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6 days, 4 hours ago

Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home

Daily Mail

This is the moment a bomb killed one of Vladimir Putin's top generals who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Forces. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, …

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6 days, 5 hours ago

Who was Igor Kirillov, top Russian general assassinated in a scooter blast in Moscow?

Firstpost

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was the chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection troops and a senior member of the Kremlin. His troops have been accused of using “barbaric chemical weapons in Ukraine” including “multiple reports of the use of the toxic choking agent chloropicrin.” The day before Kirillov was killed, Ukraine’s SBU security agencies said he was charged …

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6 days, 17 hours ago

Igor Kirillov: Key Russian general killed in Moscow bomb blast claimed by Ukraine

CNN

CNN — A top Russian general accused of using chemical weapons on the battlefields in Ukraine was killed after a bomb went off in Moscow early Tuesday, Russian investigators said, in an attack swiftly claimed by Kyiv. The US State Department said in May that Russia used such weapons “to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains …

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6 days, 17 hours ago

Chief of Russia’s nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast

Al Jazeera

Lieutenant General Kirillov killed outside an apartment building in the Russian capital. A senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces in Moscow has been killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter, Russia’s investigative committee said. “Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, and …

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6 days, 17 hours ago

Ukraine's security service confirms it was behind assassination of Russian general

NPR

Ukraine's security service confirms it was behind assassination of Russian general AILSA CHANG, HOST: A Russian lieutenant general accused of using banned chemicals on Ukrainian soldiers was assassinated today in Moscow. A source from inside Ukraine's security service says that they were behind the attack, which involved an exploding scooter. A source within Ukraine's security service told NPR that it …

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6 days, 17 hours ago

Syrians can finally tell their stories about Assad's chemical attacks

NPR

Syrians can finally tell their stories about Assad's chemical attacks Survivors of the Syrian regime's chemical attacks are free now speak about how they lost their families. FADEL: Toufic is in his brother Mej's home just above the family tire shop. It found reasonable grounds that it was Assad's air force that dropped two yellow cylinders of toxic chlorine gas …

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Understanding America’s role in Syria

Firstpost

Following Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s fall by a rebel-led coup last Sunday, the political situation in the country has taken a new turn. However, a response from the global superpower United States has largely remained uncertain US involvement in Syria dates back to at least 2011, when the Arab Spring, a pro-democracy Middle East protest movement, broke out and spread …

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Concern over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile triggers emergency meeting of global monitor

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The global chemical weapons watchdog opened an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria over concerns about the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals in the wake of the overthrow of President Bashar Assad. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons told Syria on Monday the country is under obligations to comply with …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Global chemical arms monitoring watchdog convenes meeting to discuss Syria situation

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The global chemical weapons watchdog will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria over concerns about the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons told Syria on Monday it is under obligations to comply with rules to safeguard and destroy dangerous substances, such as chlorine …

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UK to pause Syrian asylum claims after collapse of Assad regime

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK has paused decisions on Syrian asylum claims due to …

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Global chemical arms watchdog warns Syria about unaccounted weapons

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The global chemical weapons watchdog said Monday that it reminded Syria of its obligations to comply with rules to safeguard certain toxic chemicals after rebels entered the capital Damascus over the weekend and overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in a statement it has been “monitoring closely the …

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Inside Bashar al-Assad's rise to Syrian president: From London eye doctor to tyrant after tragedy put him first in line to inherit throne as murderous dictator

Daily Mail

The dramatic downfall of Syria's iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad marks an end to over 50 years of his family's brutal rule. Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma al-Assad pose during a visit to the Great Wall of China at Badaling on June 22, 2004 For years Asma was the face of female liberation in the Middle East; with her successful …

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2 weeks ago

Israel launches airstrikes in Syria, foreign minister says chemical weapons sites targeted

Firstpost

Israel has said it has launched airstrikes on sites suspected to have been storing chemical weapons in Syria. A day after Syrian rebels seized capital Damascus, toppling Bashar al-Assad after 53-year-long rule of the family, Israel said it has struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in the country. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday the strikes …

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What chemical weapons does Syria have? Why is the world worried after Assad’s ouster?

Firstpost

The world watched as Islamist rebels seized Damascus and Bashar al-Assad, whose family has ruled Syria for decades, fled to seek refuge with his long-time ally Russia. Despite the ban, the previous Assad regime is thought to have repeatedly used chemical weapons – particularly sarin gas – against its citizens since the outbreak of the civil war. The previous Bashar …

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Israel bombs Assad's chemical weapons, missiles to prevent Syrian rebels' takeover: Reports

Firstpost

Israel conducted airstrikes across Syria over the weekend to prevent chemical weapons and missiles left behind by fleeing forces of ousted President Bashar al-Assad from falling into the hands of opposition forces An F-35 Adir from Squadron 140 takes part in an Israeli air force show during the graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at …

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Deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should be ‘held accountable’, says US President Biden

Firstpost

In the first full US reaction to Assad’s overthrow by an Islamist-led coalition of rebel factions, Biden also warned that Washington will ‘remain vigilant’ against the emergence of terrorist groups, announcing that US forces had just conducted fresh strikes against militants from the Islamic State organization This aerial picture shows a bullet-riddled portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorning Hama's …

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Assad’s Fall: The End of Syria’s Brutal Ruling Dynasty

Live Mint

-- Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president who inherited power in 2000 with promises of reform, only to brutally suppress his opponents in a war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, has been toppled in a lightning rebel advance, according to state television. Assad, according to multiple reports, fled Damascus as Islamist-led opposition forces entered the capital and put an …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland

Al Jazeera

Overthrown president leaves a country in ruins and questions about what’s next. After more than 13 years of war, hundreds of thousands of people killed and millions displaced, the 24-year rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is over. Al-Assad reportedly fled the country on an airplane, bringing an end to more than 53 years of his family’s authoritarian rule over …

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Analysis: Assad was a brutal dictator. Will Syria’s new leaders be any better?

LA Times

Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday. It deals a major setback to Assad’s allies Iran and Russia while boosting Turkey, which backed the HTS and will probably be Washington’s main conduit to Syria’s new leaders. After 24 hours monitoring what the White House called the “extraordinary” developments in Syria, Biden convened his National …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Biden offers a blueprint for US support in Syria, announces airstrikes against ISIS targets

CNN

CNN — President Joe Biden on Sunday called the extraordinary fall of the Assad regime in Syria “a moment of risk” and “historic opportunity” while offering a blueprint for how the US plans to support the region. “The United States will do whatever we can to support them, including through humanitarian relief, to help restore Syria after more than a …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Syrian rebels advance towards Damascus, topple statues of Assad's father, brother

India Today

President Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never defeated them, leaving him vulnerable when his allies were distracted by wars elsewhere and his enemies went on the march. Assad became president in 2000 after his father Hafez died, preserving the dominance of their Alawite sect in the Sunni …

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Cyprus can help rid Syria of chemical weapons and search for its missing, Cypriot top diplomat says

‘Death was everywhere’: Syria’s chemical weapon victims share their trauma

Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents

Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home

Who was Igor Kirillov, top Russian general assassinated in a scooter blast in Moscow?

Igor Kirillov: Key Russian general killed in Moscow bomb blast claimed by Ukraine

Chief of Russia’s nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast

Ukraine's security service confirms it was behind assassination of Russian general

Syrians can finally tell their stories about Assad's chemical attacks

Understanding America’s role in Syria

Concern over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile triggers emergency meeting of global monitor

Global chemical arms monitoring watchdog convenes meeting to discuss Syria situation

UK to pause Syrian asylum claims after collapse of Assad regime

Global chemical arms watchdog warns Syria about unaccounted weapons

Inside Bashar al-Assad's rise to Syrian president: From London eye doctor to tyrant after tragedy put him first in line to inherit throne as murderous dictator

Israel launches airstrikes in Syria, foreign minister says chemical weapons sites targeted

What chemical weapons does Syria have? Why is the world worried after Assad’s ouster?

Israel bombs Assad's chemical weapons, missiles to prevent Syrian rebels' takeover: Reports

Deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad should be ‘held accountable’, says US President Biden

Assad’s Fall: The End of Syria’s Brutal Ruling Dynasty

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland

Analysis: Assad was a brutal dictator. Will Syria’s new leaders be any better?

Biden offers a blueprint for US support in Syria, announces airstrikes against ISIS targets

Syrian rebels advance towards Damascus, topple statues of Assad's father, brother