chemical weapons
UN war crimes team documents further Syrian government use of banned chlorine
Middle East
September 12, 2018
UN war crimes team documents further Syrian government use of banned chlorine
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces fired chlorine, a banned chemical weapon, on a rebel-held Damascus suburb and on…
US has seen evidence of Syria preparing chemical weapons in Idlib: envoy
Middle East
September 7, 2018
US has seen evidence of Syria preparing chemical weapons in Idlib: envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is “lots of evidence” that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in…
Islamic State group to give up last pocket in Syrian capital
Middle East
April 21, 2018
Islamic State group to give up last pocket in Syrian capital
Islamic State militants agreed to give up their last pocket in Damascus on Friday, state media reported, as the government…
Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources
Middle East
April 19, 2018
Despite strikes, Syria’s Assad can still wage chemical attacks – US sources
US assessments following the US, British and French missile strikes on Syria show they had only a limited impact on…
OPCW chief rejects Russia claim of 2nd Salisbury nerve agent
World
April 18, 2018
OPCW chief rejects Russia claim of 2nd Salisbury nerve agent
The head of the global chemical watchdog agency has rejected Russian claims that traces of a second nerve agent were…
What traces of chemical weapons could OPCW investigators still find in Syria?
Middle East
April 18, 2018
What traces of chemical weapons could OPCW investigators still find in Syria?
After several delays, inspectors with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will soon enter the Syrian town…
Delays keep inspectors from reaching Syria attack site
Middle East
April 18, 2018
Delays keep inspectors from reaching Syria attack site
International chemical weapons inspectors do not appear to have visited the site of a suspected attack in Syria after days…
Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
Middle East
April 18, 2018
Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
Syria’s U.N. ambassador said a United Nations security team traveled to the Syrian town of Douma ahead of a planned…
UK’s May tells lawmakers: Syria strikes were legal and moral
World
April 17, 2018
UK’s May tells lawmakers: Syria strikes were legal and moral
British Prime Minister Theresa May told restive lawmakers Monday that military airstrikes on Syria were right both legally and morally,…
Chemical arms experts due in Douma Wednesday, Russians say
Middle East
April 17, 2018
Chemical arms experts due in Douma Wednesday, Russians say
Chemical weapons experts are due to arrive in Douma on Wednesday to probe an alleged poison gas attack, Russian officials…