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11 years on, Syria protesters demand answers on abducted activists

Protesters gather for a vigil seeking information about Syrian activists who were abducted by unidentified assailants in December 2013, in Douma on the eastern outskirts of Damascus on January 1, 2025.
Updated on Jan 01, 2025 11:44 pm IST

Child given ‘dates, cake’ to play part in staging of alleged chemical attack: Russia

This file image released early Sunday, April 8, 2018 by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, shows a child receiving oxygen through a respirator following an alleged poison gas attack in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus, Syria.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 08:30 pm IST

Syrian rebels hand over arms, leave another town near Douma

A boy sits on a chair along a damaged street at the city of Douma in Damascus, Syria April 16, 2018.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 06:53 pm IST

Russia clashes again with US and allies over Syria attacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, leads a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 11:47 am IST

UN security team visits alleged gas attack site in Douma: Syrian Envoy

A rocket launcher is seen at the city of Douma, Damascus, Syria April 16, 2018.
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 09:24 am IST

Likely that proof of gas attack in Syria disappears before experts arrive: France

Syrian police units wave and give the victory sign as they patrol in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus.
Published on Apr 17, 2018 06:32 pm IST

Investigators allowed to visit Syria chemical attack site: Russia

Rubble fills a street in Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 16, 2018. The international team has been in the country since Saturday, but has not been allowed to visit Douma, the BBC reported.
Published on Apr 17, 2018 09:50 am IST

Chemical inspectors to begin work in Syria’s Douma

United Nations vehicles carry the team of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), arrive at hotel hours after the US, France and Britian launched an attack on Syrian facilities to punish President Bashar Assad for suspected chemical attack against civilians, in Damascus, Syria,
Published on Apr 15, 2018 02:33 pm IST

Syrian army declares full control of Eastern Ghouta rebel enclave

Syrian police units wave their national flag as they enter the town of Douma, site of a suspected chemical weapons attack and the last rebel town in the eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, Syria, on Saturday.
Updated on Apr 15, 2018 07:52 am IST

Why Donald Trump changed his tune on Syria and ordered the US-led air strikes

Behind closed doors, US President Donald Trump pushed for a more aggressive response than the one taken last year, wanting options that would involve attacks on targets in Syria associated with Russia and Iran, officials said.
Updated on Apr 14, 2018 04:30 pm IST

500 patients showed symptoms of chemical attack in Syria’s Douma: WHO

A child is treated in a hospital in Douma, eastern Ghouta in Syria, after what a medical relief group claims was a suspected chemical attack April 7.
Updated on Apr 11, 2018 03:13 pm IST

Dozens reported killed in suspected Syria gas attack, Damascus denies

A man stands on rubble of damaged buildings in the besieged town of Douma in Eastern Ghouta.
Updated on Apr 09, 2018 12:29 pm IST

Air strikes kill 30 civilians in Syria’s rebel Douma

A man stands on rubble of damaged buildings in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria March 30, 2018.
Updated on Apr 08, 2018 10:00 am IST