Syria unrest: 7 million Syrians displaced; Russia doesn't believe sarin allegation

The United States is considering launching a punitive strike against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad , blamed by the U.S. and the Syrian opposition for an Aug. 21 alleged chemical weapons attack in a rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus .

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