ANGELA CHARLTON, DANICA KIRKA and RAF CASERT / The Associated PressApr 14, 2018
Critics swiftly accuse the two U.S. allies of playing loyal deputies to an unpredictable American leader, viewed by many in Europe with suspicion or outright scorn. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ROBERT BURNS, JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated PressApr 14, 2018
But Syrian allies Russia and Iran call the use of force by Western allies a "military crime" and "act of aggression" with the potential to worsen a humanitarian crisis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
The Associated PressApr 13, 2018
President Trump announces that U.S. forces, in a combined operation with France and the U.K., have conducted precision strikes on targets associated with Assad's chemical weapons program. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV / The Associated PressApr 13, 2018
Vladimir Putin's Defense Ministry says images of supposed victims of last weekend's purported attack were staged with "Britain's direct involvement" but offers no evidence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ROBERT BURNS and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated PressApr 12, 2018
"We're looking very, very seriously, very closely at the whole situation," the president tells reporters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentApr 8, 2018
A Saudi-backed fundamentalist militia alleges that the Assad government dropped a barrel bomb full of chlorine and other chemicals on the rebel enclave of Douma. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigMar 19, 2018
John Pilger doubts the British government's claim that Russia attacked a Russian ex-spy and his daughter with a nerve agent in England. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
The Associated PressMar 13, 2018
Britain says President Trump has assured Prime Minister Theresa May that the U.S. is “with the U.K.” and Russia must provide answers about the nerve-agent poisoning of a former spy and his daughter. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
By Gareth Porter / AlterNetSep 15, 2017
A closer look at the evidence Trump used to justify bombing Syria suggests the official narrative is based on a crudely staged deception. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )
Scott Ritter / TruthdigJul 5, 2017
The head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ahmet Üzümcü (pictured), should resign over his role in the production of a biased report. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 28, 2017
Statement advises Assad he would "pay a heavy price" for using chemical weapons on Syrian civilians. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Jefferson Morley / AlterNetJun 27, 2017
Behind the scenes of the U.S. attack on a Syrian air base, American military and intelligence officials doubted that the Syrians had used chemical weapons, according to the investigative reporter. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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