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Syria fighting: Children treated after suspected chemical attack

A suspected chemical attack against rebel-held Douma in Syria's Eastern Ghouta has killed dozens of people.

Children were among those killed and injured in the attack, which has been denied by the Syrian government.

8 April 2018

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Syrians attack Turkish troops after anti-migrant riots

Destroyed Iranian consulate

Smoke rises from destroyed Iranian consulate

Building in Damascus

Aftermath of Israeli strike in Damascus

Umm Abdo in her makeshift home

Syria quake survivors - living in its shadow, one year on

An explosion in the night sky

Footage shows US strikes on Iraqi town of al-Qaim

Rescuers and soldiers at site of air strike

Air strike flattens building in Syrian capital

Aerial photo of US strike in Syria

US launches air strike on weapons facility in Syria

A community garden has been created in Ballymoney

Syrian refugees help create community garden

Northern Ireland

Russian fighter jet reportedly tailing US aircraft

Russian jets 'harassing' US drones over Syria - US Air Force

Buildings in the town of Harem in Idlib, have been reduced to rubble after an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria

Drone footage shows earthquake aftermath in Syria

BBC correspondent Quentin Sommerville in the town of Harim in Idlib, Syria

Inside Syria: BBC sees children dig through rubble

Young boy rescued

Six remarkable rescues amid earthquake chaos

A boy is freed from rubble in Syria

How videos give only glimpse into Syria quake horror

Rishi Sunak

Sunak: UK to give more quake aid to Syria and Turkey

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Crowds erupt as family rescued from rubble in Syria

Child being rescued

Children rescued from Syria earthquake ruins

Young man speaks in front of pile of rubble in Aleppo, Syria

‘Our building is dangerous’: Quake leaves Syrians homeless

Close up of male convent supervisor in Syria

Syria earthquake: ‘This convent provides safety.’

BBC Correspondent Anna Foster standing in front of rubble of collapsed building

BBC on the scene of earthquake devastation in Turkey

TV crew in Turkey

Second quake hits while Turkish TV crew are on air

Adam Kassak (on the left) and Ali Baydoun smile at the camera with their arms crossed in front of their chests

Beirut: Meet the TikTokers filming destroyed homes

In Beirut, two TikTokers are filming the damage caused by Israeli air strikes for families who have fled.

Damaged building in Iran

Strikes on Tehran another big escalation - Jeremy Bowen

Israel has launched air strikes on Iran, with blasts heard in the capital Tehran.

Projectiles in sky over Tehran

Projectiles seen in sky over Tehran

Israel says it has conducted "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran.

Daniel Hagari

Watch: Israeli military announces strikes in Iran

Rear Adm Daniel Hagari says the strikes are in response to Iran "relentlessly attacking" Israel.

Dust tornado

Dust tornado and lightning captured on camera in UAE

Drivers near the city of Sharjah stopped their cars to watch the spiralling spectacle.

The BBC's Orla Guerin is taken on a tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut

BBC tours hospital Israel says sits above millions in Hezbollah gold

The BBC’s Orla Guerin is taken on a tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut.

Yahya Sinwar

BBC Verify analyses footage of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's killing

The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at footage said to show Yahya Sinwar's final moments.

A person sitting in an armchair outlined in red in IDF video

IDF drone footage 'shows Sinwar in final moments'

Drone footage released by the Israeli military on Thursday is said to show Sinwar in the moments before he was killed.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu says focus on hostages after Sinwar death

Sinwar, who topped Israel's most-wanted list, was a key figure believed to have been behind the 7 October attacks.

BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, in the BBC newsroom

What the death of Yahya Sinwar means for the Middle East

The Israel Defense Forces say it has killed the Hamas leader, the man seen as responsible for 7 October.

Hammoud and Khalid

‘I say bye to my kids, in case we don’t wake up’ – two Gazans film a year under attack by Israel

Over the past year, Aya and Khalid have been filming their lives for a BBC documentary.

BBC Verify analyses footage from Gaza strikes

The BBC's Nick Eardley examines what we know about the latest Israeli strikes on Gaza.

Nick Eardley from BBC Verify

BBC Verify examines air strike patterns in Beirut

Lebanon's health ministry says 22 people have died and more than 117 were left wounded after air strikes in central Beirut.

A composite image showing a strike and Nick Eardley talking to camera

BBC Verify examines footage revealing scale of damage in Lebanon

BBC Verify’s Nick Eardley analyses videos that reveal the extent of damage caused by Israeli strikes.

A woman sitting in a garden

How do young Palestinians and Israelis see their future?

Jeremy Bowen speaks to young Palestinians and Israelis about the ongoing war and how they see the future.

The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf

‘Daily challenge to get stories out of Gaza’ - BBC's Rushdi Abualouf

The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf sheds light on the challenges of reporting the war from inside and outside of Gaza.

Two people hug at an event remembering victims of Hamas's 7 October attack on Israel

Israel remembers victims of 7 October attack a year on

Events have taken place across Israel to commemorate the victims of Hamas's attack.

Hadas Kalderon

Israeli hostage family's fight 'not over' one year on

On the one-year anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks in Israel, survivor Hadas Kalderon speaks to the BBC.

Explosion in Beirut, Lebanon

Powerful explosion rocks Beirut overnight

Multiple blasts shake the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital amid Israeli air strikes.

Hugo Bachega in Beirut

'Bags of sweets amid rubble of flattened Beirut building'

The BBC's Hugo Bachega reports from the scene of an overnight Israeli strike in Lebanon.