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Syrian army foils chemical attack on #Damascus
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Al-Nusra acquired 16 canisters of #sarin_gas with a spread radius of 500 meters. Photo taken on October 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP) Al-Nusra acquired 16 canisters of Sarin gas with a spread radius of 500 meters. Photo taken on October 30, 2014. (Photo: AFP)

On Saturday, the Syrian army and its allies foiled a plan by #Al-Nusra_Front in collaboration with Turkish intelligence, to stage a sarin gas attack in the Syrian capital during President Bashar al-Assad’s inauguration.

Racha Abi Haidar

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#syria’s Next Major Battle Set for West #Ghouta
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An opposition fighter holds a position on the front line in Syria’s northeastern city of Deir Ezzor on October 15, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ahmad Aboud) An opposition fighter holds a position on the front line in Syria’s northeastern city of Deir Ezzor on October 15, 2013. (Photo: AFP - Ahmad Aboud)

There are indications of an imminent battle in western Ghouta, the agricultural belt surrounding Damascus. The battle will have (...)

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