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Syria update: Watchdog group confirms recent use of sarin

Syria update: Watchdog group confirms recent use of sarin

Tatiana Prophet
Syria

Test results come from autopsies performed by Hague-based OPCW

By TATIANA PROPHET
Editor-in-chief

The Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons, an independent body based in The Hague, Netherlands, has released what it calls incontrovertible evidence that sarin, or a sarin-like substance, was used on April 4 in a neighborhood in the Idlib province, a rebel-held area.

China abstains from UN council Syria vote

China abstains from UN council Syria vote

Tatiana Prophet
Syria

Breaking news: China abstained from voting to condemn Syria in a security council vote Wednesday.

A majority of the United Nations' 15-member Security Council voted to condemn Syria for chemical attacks, but Russia's veto as a permanent council member nullifies the vote, FOX News' Shephard Smith reported.