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Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson delivered an ultimatum to leaders in Moscow Tuesday, in which he said that the Russians must either get onboard against Syrian leader Bashar Assad or else embrace Mr. Assad and militant groups like Iran’s Hezbollah. (Associated Press)

White House offers more proof of Syrian gas attack, cites Russian ‘misinformation’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Russia and Iran affirm commitment to Syrian government

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

In this picture taken on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, victims of the suspected chemical weapons attack lie on the ground, in Khan Sheikhoun, in the northern province of Idlib, Syria. The death toll from a suspected chemical attack on a northern Syrian town rose to 72 on Wednesday as activists and rescue workers found more terrified survivors hiding in shelters near the site of the harrowing assault, one of the deadliest in Syria's civil war. (Alaa Alyousef via AP)

Timeline of the Syria civil war and U.S. response

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Turkish experts evacuate a victim of a suspected chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian city of Idlib, at a local hospital in Reyhanli, Turkey, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. 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)

Timeline of chemical weapons use in Syria

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

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 Syrian doctors treating a child following a suspected chemical attack, at a makeshift hospital, 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)

Chemical attack kills dozens in Syria, US blames Assad

By SARAH EL DEEB and ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

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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In this Wednesday, March 1, 2017 frame grab from video provided by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, Syrian forces take up positions during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in the ancient city of Palmyra, near Homs, Syria. Syrian state media says government forces have reached the edge of Palmyra and are poised to reclaim the historic town from the Islamic State group. Arabic reads, &quot;Central Military Media, Homs, Syria.&quot; (Syrian Central Military Media, via AP)

The Latest: Geneva talks to focus on Syria transition Friday

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This file image posted online on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, by the Aamaq News Agency, a media arm of the Islamic State group, purports to show a general view of the ancient ruins of the city of Palmyra, in Homs province, Syria, with the Citadel of Palmyra in the background. Syrian state media said on Thursday, March 2, 2017, that military forces have entered Palmyra in the quest to again take the town from the Islamic State group. (Amaq News Agency via AP, File)

Syrian army re-enters town of Palmyra as ISIS defenses crumble

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 14, 2016 file photo, a Syrian man carries a carpet through a devastated part of the town of Palmyra as families load their belongings onto buses in the central Homs province in Syria. Syrian media says a pair of attacks on two security locations in the central Syrian city of Homs killed at least 30 people. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

In a blow, twin attacks on Syrian security kill at least 32

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 6, 2016 file photo, Britain's deputy U.N. ambassador, Peter Wilson, addresses the press before attending a Security Council meeting on North Korea, at U.N. headquarters. Nations urging the U.N. to ban helicopter sales to Syria and impose other sanctions over chemical weapons attacks are pressing toward a vote shortly. But Russia is vowing a veto. Wilson, said after a closed-door Security Council meeting Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, that a vote will come &quot;as soon as possible.&quot; (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

UN Syria sanctions vote sought next week; Russia vows veto

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Rights Group accuses Syria of 8 chemical attacks in Aleppo

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE -- In this April 14, 2016 file photo, Russian soldiers stand on a road as smoke rises from a controlled land mine detonation by Russian experts inside the ancient town of Palmyra, Syria in the central Homs province. Russia's defense ministry has released drone footage Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, showing new damage to Palmyra's archaeological site. The Islamic State group recaptured the ancient town in December from government troops, nine months after they were expelled in a Russia-backed offensive. The defense ministry said the footage was filmed earlier this month and showed a central section of Palmyra's famous theater lying in ruins. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

The Latest: Syria unveils new Hama statue to Assad’s father

Associated Press

This photo combo, made from footage taken from the Russian Defense Ministry official website, purports to show the Roman-era amphitheater on June 6, 2016, left, and on Feb. 5, 2017, right, in Palmyra, Syria. Russia's defense ministry has released drone footage showing new destruction in Syria's historic town of Palmyra, which was recently recaptured by the Islamic State group, and warned that the militants could be planning the further demolition of antiquities. The video shows that the militants have badly damaged the facade of the amphitheater. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, via AP)

Russian drone footage show wide damage at Syria’s Palmyra

By Nataliya Vasilyeva and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura gestures as he arrives to attend the talks on Syrian peace in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. The face-to-face meeting in Kazakhstan's capital is the latest in a long line of diplomatic initiatives aimed at ending the nearly 6-year-old civil war. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

The Latest: US welcomes attempt to reduce violence in Syria

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FILE - In this 2004 file photo the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier sails in the Barents Sea, Russia. Russia says it is withdrawing the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and some other warships from the waters off Syria as the first step in drawing down forces in Syria. (AP Photo, file)

Russia role in Syria undiminished despite latest withdrawal

By PHILIP ISSA and JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

This image posted online Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, shows smoke rising in the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted areas in Raqqa, Syria. The photo bears the watermark of Islamic State media releases and is consistent with other AP reporting. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, &quot;Russian warplanes target homes of Muslims in Raqqa.” (militant photo via AP) ** FILE **

The Latest: Turkey sends 300 more troops to Syria border

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UN chief alarmed at ‘weakening taboo’ on Syria chemical use

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this picture taken on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, Syrian citizens attend a sit-in against the forced displacement in Syria, in front the United Nations headquarters, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Syrian opposition figures and refugees point to an array of obstacles facing the displaced who want to return home, saying that the government is machinating to discourage potentially restive populations from returning to areas they fled during the war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Displaced Syrians fear return, marking a demographic shift

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

In this photo taken Sept. 26, 2016 and provided by the local council of Aleppo city, Syrians workers clean damaged after airstrikes, in Aleppo, Syria. The opposition-held districts of the Syrian city have been surrounded and under siege for months. Russian and Syrian warplanes are bombing the streets into rubble and government forces are chipping away at the pocket of opposition control. (Local Council of Aleppo City via AP)

In renewed Aleppo attacks, Syrian troops capture high ground

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press