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Trump ends CIA arms support for anti-Assad Syria rebels

The Trump administration has decided to halt the CIA's covert program to equip and train certain rebel groups fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, two U.S. officials said, a move sought by Assad ally Russia. The U.S. decision, said one of the officials, is part of an...

EU to increase Syria sanctions, targeting 16 more officials

Britain says the European Union will sanction 16 Syrians it is convinced are involved in chemical weapons attacks against civilians there, targeting military and scientific officials. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said ahead of Monday's meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers that...

Syrians in sarin-struck town mark 100 days since attack

One hundred days after deadly sarin hit their Syrian hometown, residents of Khan Sheikhun shuttered their shops and solemnly payed their respects to the victims at their modest cemetery. The April 4 attack on the opposition-held northwestern town killed at least 87 people, including...