US ‘has seen evidence of Syria preparing chemical weapons’
There is “lots of evidence” that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib in north-west Syria, the new US adviser for Syria said on Thursday,...
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Chemical weapons inspectors back from Syria’s Douma – source
Chemical weapons inspectors have returned from a mission to the Syrian town of Douma, where they took samples and interviewed witnesses to determine whether banned munitions...
Despite Syria strikes, ‘Assad can still wage chemical attacks’
US assessments following the US, British and French missile strikes on Syria show they had only a limited impact on President Bashar al-Assad’s ability to carry out...
Russian roulette against Russia is reckless
By Alper Ali Riza When action in the UN Security Council against the use of chemical weapons is blocked, the use of force is...
Russia ‘violating duty to halt Syria’s use of chemical weapons’
Russia has violated its duty to guarantee the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons and prevent the Assad government from using poison gas, the United States said...
US says Syria may be developing new types of chemical weapons
The Syrian government may be developing new types of chemical weapons, and US President Donald Trump is prepared to again order military action against Syrian...
Russia undermining action against chemical weapons, says UK
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Friday accused Russia of trying to hide the use of sarin gas by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s government, and...
Israel hits Syria target reportedly tied to chemical weapons
The Syrian army said Israel targeted a military site in Hama province early on Thursday which a war monitor said could be linked to chemical weapons production....
Syrian govt ‘used chemical weapons two dozen times’
Government forces have used chemical weapons more than two dozen times during Syria’s civil war, including in April’s deadly attack on Khan Sheikhoun, UN war crimes investigators...
N. Korea shipments to Syria chemical arms agency ‘intercepted’
Two North Korean shipments to a Syrian government agency responsible for the country’s chemical weapons programme were intercepted in the past six months, according to a...
US chemical weapons warning to Syria ‘unacceptable’ (Update)
Russia denounced a US warning to the Syrian leadership that it will pay a heavy price for any chemical weapons attack, and dismissed White House assertions...
Syria dispersed warplanes, retains chemical weapons – US
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that Syria had dispersed its warplanes in recent days and retained chemical weapons, an issue that would...
Chemical weapons experts in Turkey ‘to investigate Syria attack’
A team of experts from the global chemical weapons watchdog has been sent to Turkey to collect samples as part of an investigation into an...
Outcry over White House Assad-Hitler gaffe
White House spokesman Sean Spicer triggered an uproar on social media on Tuesday by saying Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons, which critics said...
Autopsy results show chemical weapons used in Syrian attack
Autopsy results have revealed that chemical weapons were used in an attack which killed at least 70 people in Syria’s Idlib province, Turkish Justice Minister...
VX used in airport murder of Kim Jong Nam kills in minutes
VX nerve agent, a chemical the United Nations classifies as a weapon of mass destruction, was used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean...
Islamic State executes scores, stockpiles chemicals – UN
Islamic State fighters have executed scores more people around Mosul this week and are reportedly stockpiling ammonia and sulphur in civilian areas, possibly for use...
Inquiry finds Syrian government forces responsible for third gas attack
By Michelle Nichols An international inquiry found Syrian government forces responsible for a third toxic gas attack, according to a confidential report submitted to the...
Chemical weapons used in Syrian fighting – watchdog
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used during fighting in Syria in August, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by...
Kudos for Syria help
By Stefanos Evripidou THE HEAD of the mission responsible for removing chemical weapons from Syria, Sigrid Kaag, yesterday hailed the “instrumental” collaboration with the Cypriot...