chemical weapons
Samples confirm Islamic State used mustard gas in Iraq: diplomat
Middle East
February 15, 2016
Samples confirm Islamic State used mustard gas in Iraq: diplomat
Islamic State militants attacked Kurdish forces in Iraq with mustard gas last year, the first known use of chemical weapons…
Chemical weapons used by rebels in Syria: sources
Middle East
November 6, 2015
Chemical weapons used by rebels in Syria: sources
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling…
Australia: Islamic State working to develop chemical weapons
World
June 6, 2015
Australia: Islamic State working to develop chemical weapons
The Islamic State group has shown it is prepared to use chemical weapons and is likely to have among its…
Exclusive: Weapons inspectors find undeclared sarin and VX traces in Syria
Middle East
May 8, 2015
Exclusive: Weapons inspectors find undeclared sarin and VX traces in Syria
International inspectors have found traces of sarin and VX nerve agent at a military research site in Syria that had…
Syrian chemical weapons transfer begins in Italy
World
July 2, 2014
Syrian chemical weapons transfer begins in Italy
The operation to transfer Syrian chemical weapons from a Danish freighter to a US military ship ahead of their destruction…
Chemical weapons team in Syria attacked but safe: OPCW
World
May 27, 2014
Chemical weapons team in Syria attacked but safe: OPCW
A team of international experts investigating the alleged use of chlorine bombs in Syria came under attack on Tuesday but…
Syria chemical weapons deadline expires, 8% of arms remain
World
April 27, 2014
Syria chemical weapons deadline expires, 8% of arms remain
Syria still holds nearly eight percent of its chemical weapons arsenal as the deadline expired Sunday for it to be…
Syria opposition says it has evidence of chlorine gas attack
World
April 14, 2014
Syria opposition says it has evidence of chlorine gas attack
Syrian opposition activists have posted photographs and video that they say shows an improvised chlorine bomb to back up claims…
OPCW: Syria has relinquished about a third of its chemical weapons
World
March 4, 2014
OPCW: Syria has relinquished about a third of its chemical weapons
Syria has shipped out about a third of its chemical weapons stockpile, including mustard gas, for destruction abroad, the global…
Myanmar journalists on trial for reporting alleged chemical weapons factory
World
February 16, 2014
Myanmar journalists on trial for reporting alleged chemical weapons factory
Myanmar police have charged five journalists with "disclosing state secrets" after their newspaper carried a story about an alleged chemical…