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US investigates claims that Syria used chlorine gas again

Syria is accused of shelling the opposition-controlled ​​Kabana area in northern Latakia with chlorine gas after failing to advance in the area.
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ALEPPO — There's confusion, but no conclusion, so far about whether the Syrian regime on May 19 used chlorine gas yet again against opposition forces.

The Syrian government denies it used chemical weapons near Kabana in northern Latakia province. The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement May 19 saying the allegation was made by terrorist groups and was completely false, though the Idlib provincial health directorate leveled the same allegation against the regime.

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