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Fears over Russia using chemical weapons if Ukraine counter-offensive succeeds

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the UK is ‘very much on our guard about what happens next’.

The Independent UK

Syria's Assad boosted by return to Arab fold

President Bashar al-Assad always saw time as an ally in Syria's civil war, alongside the Russian and Iranian firepower he turned on his foes, sources familiar with his thinking say.

Reuters

US Warns Assad: No Impunity for Users of Chemical Weapons

The United States slammed on Friday the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that it will hold him to account for the chemical attacks it had launched during the conflict that erupted in 2011. “In January, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons found the Assad regime responsible…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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No, these videos do not prove the Ukrainian army is using chemical weapons

Videos purporting to show the Ukrainian army making or using chemical weapons keep surfacing on pro-Russian accounts. We debunk two of them in this edition of Truth or Fake.

France 24

Commentary: US shouldn’t let Bashar Assad leverage earthquake relief for his personal gain

For the past decade, Syrian kleptocrat and dictator Bashar Assad has seen himself ostracized by much of the world. In areas controlled by his regime, he used torture to sow terror in the hearts of the Syrian people through the Mukhabarat, a network of intelligence services. In opposition-held areas, he…

Chicago Tribune

Moscow Accuses US of Preparing 'Toxic Chemicals' Provocation in Ukraine

The United States is planning a provocation in Ukraine using toxic chemicals, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry cited former US ambassador to Russia John Sullivan as saying that "Russian troops plan to use chemical weapons in the special military operation area." "We regard this information as…

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Without giving evidence, Russia says it probes Ukraine use of chemical weapons

Russia's state Investigative Committee said on Monday it was examining the alleged use of chemical weapons by Ukrainian forces near the eastern Ukrainian towns of Soledar and Bakhmut.

Reuters

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Syria blasts chemical watchdog report on 2018 attack

Syria has dismissed the global chemical weapons watchdog's statement that investigators found “reasonable grounds to believe” Syria’s air force dropped two cylinders of chlorine gas on the city of Douma in 2018

The Independent UK

Ramp-up of new nerve munition detonation chamber continues this week

As disposal of chemical weapons enters what’s expected to be a final phase, crews at the Blue Grass Army Depot are using a new facility.

WEKU

Kurdish Media Report Deal on Integrated Project for Northern, Eastern Syria

The US aims to present an "integrated plan" on northern and eastern Syria after it agreed with Türkiye on a specific formula. The deal was discussed during the meetings of US envoy to eastern Syria Nicholas Granger with various parties in the region, according to Kurdish media. Over the past…

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Western Countries Pledge to 'Hold Accountable' Perpetrators of Chemical Attacks in Syria

Western countries escalated their campaign against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) issued a report on Friday accusing Damascus of carrying a chemical weapon attack on Douma near the Syrian capital in 2018. The report concluded that there are…

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Syria denies OPCW's findings on chemical weapon attack in 2018

Syria's foreign ministry said on Saturday that a report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that found the Syrian government was responsible for a chemical weapon attack on the rebel-held Syrian city of Douma in 2018 lacked any evidence, and denied the allegations.

Reuters

Syria Denies OPCW’s Findings on Chemical Weapon Attack in 2018

Syria's foreign ministry said on Saturday that a report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that found the Syrian government was responsible for a chemical weapon attack on the opposition-held Syrian city of Douma in 2018 lacked any evidence, and denied the allegations. The global chemical…

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OPCW blames Syria gov’t for 2018 chlorine gas attack in Douma

OPCW says helicopter dropped two cylinders ‘containing toxic chlorine gas on two apartment buildings’ in Douma.

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Chemical Weapons Watchdog Blames Syrian Air Force for Douma Attack

The global chemical weapons watchdog on Friday said a nearly two-year investigation had found that at least one Syrian military helicopter had dropped gas cylinders on to residential buildings in the opposition-held Syrian city of Douma in 2018, killing 43 people. The April 7, 2018, attack on the outskirts of…

Reuters

Chemical weapons watchdog blames Syrian air force for Douma attack

The global chemical weapons watchdog on Friday said a nearly two-year investigation had found that at least one Syrian military helicopter had dropped gas cylinders on to residential buildings in the rebel-held Syrian city of Douma in 2018, killing 43 people.

The Independent UK

Watchdog blames Syria's air force for deadly chlorine attack

An investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog established there are “reasonable grounds to believe” Syria’s air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018, killing 43 people

Radio France Internationale

Leading Turkish doctor convicted over call for chemical weapons inquiry

The head of Turkey's Medical Association was convicted of terrorist propaganda this week, after she called for an inquiry into an alleged chemical weapons attack against Kurdish separatists. It came as rights groups warn of an increasing legal crackdown on civil society ahead of polls this year.

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Turkish court convicts doctor of terrorism propaganda, releases her from jail-rights groups

A Turkish court sentenced the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) to more than two years in prison for terrorism propaganda on Wednesday but ruled she should be released after being in detention since October, human rights activists said.

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UN Team Accuses ISIS of Using Chemical Weapons in Iraq

The United Nations Investigative Team for Accountability of ISIS (UNITAD) revealed in a report that the terrorist group used chemical weapons in Iraq. According to the report, which was submitted to the UN Security Council on Tuesday for discussion, ISIS used chemical weapons in the areas it controlled in Iraq…

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UN Complains about Syria’s ‘Procrastination’ in Eliminating its Chemical Program

The High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, complained about the Syrian authorities’ procrastination in responding to requests by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat to complete the elimination of its chemical weapons program. She made her remarks on Monday…

Daily Mirror

Bin Laden’s son says he made him fire AK47s and test chemical weapons on his dogs

Osama Bin Laden's son has spoken out about his "difficult" childhood growing up under the terrorist warlord, sharing how he was once forced to watch his dogs have chemical weapons tested on them

Zenger

Iran May Have Supplied Hezbollah With Chemical Weapons

The Lebanese terror group would not need help from Syria or Iran to build rudimentary chemical warheads.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Russian attacks risked nuclear ‘catastrophe’, says energy chief

Zelensky has ‘every opportunity to resolve situation’

Reuters

EU slaps sanctions on eight Russians for links to Navalny poisoning

The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on eight more Russians accused of being linked to the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, targeting high-ranking officials of the FSB intelligence service and chemical weapons experts.

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