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Syria crisis: Western military options

By Jonathan Marcus BBC defence correspondent

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Syrian crisis, if at all?

Forces which could be used against Syria: 

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Syrian crisis, if at all?

Forces which could be used against Syria: 

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1. US Ready to Attack Syria

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1. Tensions are high regarding Syria. The US and Britain are ready to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons as the Syrian ...

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2. How US Media Is Pushing For War With Syria

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1. How do media organizations help lead the US into war, using an intervention in Syria as the latest example? Using clips from ...

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2. 'Saudi in Syria to weaken Iran, not for human rights' - Ex-IAEA chief

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1. RT spoke to Hans Blix, who headed the UN's weapon inspection team to Iraq before and during the 2003 US -led invasion.

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2. Chuck Hagel: U.S. Ready If Order Given to Strike Syria

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1. Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg News' Julianna Goldman and Contributing Editor Richard Falkenrath discuss comments from ...

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2. 91% of Americans Don't Want War with Syria

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1. What better way to lift the veil of distraction from the government's recently exposed domestic spy program than a brand new war?
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2. Pentagon chief says US ready to strike Syria any moment

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1. U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel spoke about the Department of Defense's preparedness for a potential U.S. strike against ...

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2. White House: Syria options not about regime change

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1. Jim Acosta reports on the U.S.'s looming retaliation efforts in Syria regarding the use of chemical weapons.

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2. Syria False Flag : Video Shows FSA Rebels Launch Chemical Attacks In Syria!

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1. UPDATE** : Syria UN Envoy Says Rebels Used Chemical Weapons http://rt.com/news/line/2013-08-28/#50527 Source ...
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2. Syria News | White House: No Option for Regime Change in Syria

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• 16 hours ago
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1. During his Tuesday briefing, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney reiterated the President's confidence that the Syrian ...

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2. Netanyahu Says Syria Is Iran's "Testing Ground"

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1. Israel said on Thursday (August 22) it believed Syrian forces had used chemical weapons in the killing of hundreds of people in ...
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2. Western powers consider military option in Syria

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1. Syria says the drums of war are beating. It has challenged the U.S., Britain, and France to present what they call undeniable ...
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2. Another Iraq in Syria, because the West wants to

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1. The British Navy expressed their willingness to join the Americans in the event a military operation is launched in Syria against the ...

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2. Syria demands proof it launched gas attack against its people

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1. Syria has called on the international community to prove that it launched toxic attacks against its... euronews, the most watched ...
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2. Carney: No Doubt Syria Used Chemical Weapons

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1. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says there is 'no doubt' Syria used chemical weapons against innocent civilians, but the ...
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2. LEAKED SOURCE: U.S. Airstrikes in Syria Could Start Tonight

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1. In today's video, Christopher Greene of AMTV reports on a leaked source who indicates airstrikes in Syria could start tonight.

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2. 'No doubt' chemical weapons used in Syria

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1. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says the administration is still deciding what action to take against Syria. More from ...

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2. US About To Intervene In Syria

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1. "Western powers could attack Syria within days, envoys from the United States and its allies told rebels fighting President Bashar ...

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2. WW3 BEGINS ? WAR IN SYRIA IN HOURS Russia, Iran Harsh Warning to US ! LAST WARNING

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1. Pentagon chief says US ready to strike Syria any moment Syria Intervention? Momentum Builds For Western Military Action ...

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2. Syria responds to Western intervention option

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• 23 hours ago
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1. Western powers are moving towards military intervention in Syria and it now seems some kind of action could happen within days.

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2. RAW VIDEO AMAZING VIDEO OF SYRIA TANK DESTROYED

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Syrian Rebels Report Massive Chemical Attack

Opposition forces say more than 755 dead in nerve gas attack near Damascus

By Stephanie Butnick|August 21, 2013 9:31 AM|Comments: 3

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Photo from Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network shows victims of alleged chemical attack by Syrian government.(Shaam News Network/Reuters)

Syrian rebels have accused the government of carrying out a lethal chemical attack near Damascus on Wednesday, targeting areas east of the capital that have a strong opposition presence, the New York Times reports.

Amateur videos posted online showed medics trying to revive people laid out on floors and hospital gurneys with hand-pump respirators, along with images of rooms full of the lifeless bodies. The source of the images could not immediately be verified, and the government of President Bashar al-Assad denied the allegations of a chemical weapons attack.

According to Foreign Policy, Syrian opposition forces are reporting at least 755 casualties: “If that figure is true, what is happening on the outskirts of Damascus today is the worst chemical weapons attack since then-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein unleashed poison gas on the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988, killing an estimated 5,000 people.”
It’s unclear whether U.N. chemical weapons team, currently in Damascus to investigate a previous alleged chemical attack and given access by the Syrian government to only three sites, will investigate this latest incident.
We’ll update you as we learn more.