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Assad testing US administration with Syria chemical attack

 France's foreign minister said on Tuesday a suspected chemical weapons attack by Syrian government forces was a way of testing the new U.S. administration and it was time Washington clarified its position on President Bashar Assad. "It's a test. That's why France repeats the messages,...

Britain allocates $1.24B for Syrian refugees, host countries

Britain Tuesday said it has allocated 1 billion pounds ($1.24 billion), including 160 million pounds of new money, to help Syrian refugees displaced by six years of civil war and countries that host them. International donors are expected to pledge billions more dollars in aid for Syria at a...

UN warns Syria refugee aid funds 'desperate'

The U.N. warned Tuesday the plight of millions of Syrian refugees was becoming "desperate," with aid funds running low as donors and humanitarian groups met in Brussels to discuss the next steps. The EU and the U.N. are co-chairing a two-day conference to follow up on a London meeting last...

Kushner joins Dunford for Baghdad talks on the war

(Washington Times)- Stepping up the drive to clear out Islamic State’s last strongholds in Syria and Iraq, Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and increasingly influential adviser, arrived Monday with Joint Chiefs of Staff head Gen. Joseph Dunford for talks in Baghdad with top Iraqi...