chemical weapons

OPCW team blames Syrian government for chemical weapons attacks

The global chemical weapons watchdog on for the first time explicitly blamed the Syrian government for sarin and chlorine gas attacks

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OPCW investigates alleged banned weapons use in northern Syria

The OPCW is investigating allegations that chemical weapons have been used during the Turkey-led incursion into northern Syria

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OPCW to add Novichok nerve agent to banned substance list

The OPCW agreed to add nerve agent Novichok, used in the Salisbury attack against a former Russian agent, to its list of banned substances

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Syria: Calls mount to avoid ‘massacre’ in rebel-held Idlib

International calls mounted to avoid a "massacre" by Syria regime forces in the last rebel-held province of Idlib

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Declassified document shows Iran, Iraq and Libya could have South African chemical weapons

Declassified US documents released this week to mark Nelson Mandela's death suggest South Africa sold chemical weapons to Iran

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The UN Security Council is failing humanity. Here’s what to do about it

The inherently politicized nature of the contemporary standards for authorizing force at the UN Security Council has robbed Syrians of their right to protection.

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All targets in Syria hit successfully, Pentagon says

Officials from the U.S. Department of Defense said on Saturday that a joint US-British-French operation against Syria's regime had "successfully hit every target."

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US, UK, and France strike Syria chemical weapons targets

The US, France and the United Kingdom took "decisive action" to strike the chemical weapons infrastructure in Syria, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in a press conference on Friday.

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Ghouta gassed: Dozens killed, hundreds affected by suspected Syria chemical attack

At least 70 people were killed by a suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma, the last opposition-held town in Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, first responders, medics and activists said.

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NATO announces expulsions of Russians over UK nerve agent allegations

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced new measures against Russia in response to the use of a nerve agent on ex-spy Sergei Skripal in the UK

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