Posts Tagged: Syria Chemical Weapons
Syria Begins Destroying Assad-Era Chemical Weapons
Syria has begun destroying the remnants of a clandestine Assad-era chemical weapons program that it recovered in May, the first such destruction in a decade, a Syrian envoy and a UN representative said...
Remnants of Assad’s Chemical Weapons Program Recovered, Syrian Official Says
Syria's transitional leadership has located remnants of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's clandestine chemical weapons program, including raw materials and munitions similar to those used to carry out deadly gas attacks during...
Syria Unveils Plan to Eliminate Assad’s Chemical Weapons
Syria on Wednesday launched a plan supported by Washington to rid the Middle Eastern country of legacy chemical weapons that were used against its people by forces under ousted leader Bashar...
Despite COVID-19, Syrian Atrocities Still Matter
At a time when a deadly virus is ravaging the globe, the atrocities committed in recent years by the Syrian government might seem to pale...
Syrian Air Force Behind Chemical Attacks, Investigation Team Finds
Syrian Arab Air Force pilots flying Sukhoi Su-22 military planes and a helicopter dropped bombs containing poisonous chlorine and sarin nerve gas on a village...
Has Syria Reactivated Its Chemical-Weapons Program? Recent Strikes Might Provide a Clue
JNS.org - Syrian media reports of Israeli airstrikes, allegedly launched early on March 5 in central and southern Syria, may be a sign that Damascus...
US Accuses Russia of Helping Syria Cover Up Chemical Weapons Use
The United States on Thursday accused Russia of helping Syria conceal the use of banned toxic munitions in the civil war by undermining the work...
Chemical Weapons Body Defends Syria Attack Conclusions After Leaks
The head of the global chemical weapons organization on Monday defended the agency's conclusion that poison was used in a high-profile attack in Syria last...
US Adds Companies to Economic Blacklist for Providing WMD Activity Support in Syria
The US Commerce Department on Wednesday added more than a dozen companies and individuals to its trade blacklist for allegedly providing material support to chemical...
US Accuses Syria of Chlorine Attack, Pledges to Not Let It Go ‘Unchallenged’
JNS.org - The United States has accused Syria of conducting a chemical-weapons attack on May 19, which US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed won’t...
New Report on Syria: Assad Regime Executed 300-Plus Chemical Attacks
JNS.org - The Syrian regime under President Bashar Assad has perpetrated more than 300 discrete attacks using chemical weapons during the seven-year Syrian war, according to...
UN War Crimes Team Documents Further Syrian Government Use of Banned Chlorine
Syrian government forces fired chlorine, a banned chemical weapon, on a rebel-held Damascus suburb and on Idlib province this year, in attacks that constitute war...
Envoy: US Has Seen Evidence of Syria Preparing Chemical Weapons in Idlib
There is "lots of evidence" that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib in northwest Syria, the new US adviser for...
US Defense Chief Says ‘Zero Intelligence’ That Rebels in Syria’s Idlib Have Chemical Weapons Capability
There was "zero intelligence" of chemical weapons capabilities possessed by groups opposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the province of Idlib, US Defense Secretary Jim...
