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Wednesday, 28 August 2013

U.S. readies strikes, Syrians prepare for attack



Reuters


Free Syrian Army fighter passes by convoy of U.N. vehicles carrying a team of U.N. chemical weapons experts at site of alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus' suburbs of Zamalka
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By Oliver Holmes and Erika Solomon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - People in Damascus stocked up on supplies on Wednesday and some left homes close to potential targets as U.S. officials described plans for multi-national strikes on Syria that could last for days.
United Nations chemical weapons experts completed a second field trip to rebel-held suburbs, looking for evidence of what - and who - caused an apparent poison gas attack that residents say killed hundreds of people a week ago.
But as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon appealed for unity among world powers and sought more time for the inspectors to complete their