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This frame grab from video provided on Tuesday April 4, 2017, by Qasioun News Agency, that is consistent with independent AP reporting, shows a Syrian man carrying a man on his back who has suffered from a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. The suspected chemical attack killed dozens of people on Tuesday, Syrian opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war. (Qasioun News Agency, via AP)

Syria has ‘ridiculously huge’ stockpile of sarin gas, Pentagon memo reveals

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Peskov tells The Associated Press that Russia's support for Syrian President Bashar Assad is not unconditional, with Putin's Spokesman talking several days after a suspected chemical weapons attack on a Syrian rebel-held province. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

AP Interview: Kremlin support for Assad not unconditional

By BY IAN PHILLIPS and KATE DE PURY - Associated Press

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., addresses the media at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing, Monday, March 27, 2017, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

Gary Peters: Donald Trump must move to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, gave a forceful condemnation of the latest chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians. Meanwhile, the Trump administration was confronting another foreign policy crisis over North Korean missiles. (Associated Press)

The Latest: Netanyahu welcomes US attack on Syria base

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In this photo taken on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 and made available Wednesday, April 5, Turkish experts evacuate a victim of alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syrian city of Idlib, at a local hospital in Reyhanli, Hatay, Turkey. A suspected chemical attack in a town in Syria's rebel-held northern Idlib province killed dozens of people on Tuesday, opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP)

Turkey: Syria autopsies show chemical weapons used in attack

By Bassem Mroue and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Illinois Republican (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Adam Kinzinger: Strikes are needed to force diplomatic end to Syrian conflict

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Turkish medics check a victim of a chemical weapon attack who was transported from the Syrian province of Idlib. The attack on Tuesday killed dozens of people, said opposition activists, describing it as among the worst in the country’s 6-year-old civil war. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump says Syria ‘crossed a lot of lines,’ vows to ‘fix’ Middle East

By Carlo Muñoz and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan and his wife Queen Rania in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump vows action against Syria: ‘You’ll see’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York takes a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. to discuss US-China trade issues ahead of Chinese President Xi's upcoming meeting with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Tillerson asks Russia to rethink Assad support

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In a Monday, March 27, 2017, file photo, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks to reporters outside the General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Nikki Haley blasts Syria, Russia directly in address to U.N.

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This photo provided Tuesday, April 4, 2017 by the Syrian anti-government activist group Edlib Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows victims of a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. The suspected chemical attack killed dozens of people on Tuesday, Syrian opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war. (Edlib Media Center, via AP)

The Latest: UN humanitarian chief says $6 billion pledged

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This photo provided Tuesday, April 4, 2017 by the Syrian anti-government activist group Edlib Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows victims of a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. The suspected chemical attack killed dozens of people on Tuesday, Syrian opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war. (Edlib Media Center, via AP)

The Latest: Russian says rebel-held town in Syria exposed

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This frame grab from video provided on Tuesday April 4, 2017, by Qasioun News Agency, that is consistent with independent AP reporting, shows a Syrian doctor treating a boy following a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. The suspected chemical attack killed dozens of people on Tuesday, Syrian opposition activists said, describing the attack as among the worst in the country's six-year civil war. (Qasioun News Agency, via AP)

White House denounces Syrian gas attack, blames Obama’s weak policy

By Carlo Muñoz and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with Yahoo News in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (SANA via AP)

White House says Obama ‘missed opportunity’ on Syria

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the summit of the Arab League at the Dead Sea, Jordan, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Arab leaders are gathering for an annual summit where the long-stalled quest for Palestinian statehood is to take center stage. The summit is expected to endorse key Palestinian positions, signaling to President Donald Trump ahead of White House meetings with leaders of Egypt and Jordan that a deal on Palestinian statehood must precede any Israeli-Arab normalization. (AP Photo/ Raad Adayleh)

Arab summit to endorse Palestinian positions with eye on U.S.

By Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh - Associated Press

This frame grab from video provided on Tuesday March 21, 2017, by Ahrar al-Sham, Syrian militant group outlet that is consistent with independent AP reporting, shows fighters from Ahrar al-Sham militant group fire during a battle against the Syrian government forces, in an eastern neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. Syrian government forces launched a counter-attack against rebels in Damascus on Tuesday, following a rebel suicide car bombing and another insurgent assault earlier in the day in the country's capital, media reports said. (Ahrar al-Sham, Syrian militant group, via AP)

Al Qaeda quietly gaining territory in Syria amid ISIS fight

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Pro-government supporters hold up the national Syrian flag and pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad at a gathering at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Shells slammed into the northern Syrian city of Aleppo Thursday as thousands of government supporters gathered in the main square to celebrate last month's capture of the whole city by the army leading to a disperse by the gathering. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Assad flexes military muscle against ISIS ahead of new round of Syria peace talks

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is seen at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. President Donald Trump is sending his Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to Mexico on a fence-mending mission made all the more challenging by the actual fence he wants to build on the southern border. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Rex Tillerson told by senators: Hold Syria, Bashar Assad accountable for war crimes

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with Yahoo News in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (SANA via AP)

Bashar Assad: U.S. troops welcome in Syria to fight terrorism

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

In this photo released on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, President Bashar Assad meets with former hostages released in an prisoner exchange with rebels, in Damascus, Syria. The "First Coastal Division" rebel faction released 55 women and children detainees on Tuesday in exchange for the government releasing 54 women prisoners of its own. (SANA via AP)

Bashar Assad on Donald Trump’s proposed ‘safe zones’ for Syria: ‘It’s not a realistic idea at all’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times