Chemical Weapons in the Middle East - The Washington Institute
WEBAt least six Middle East countries manufacture chemical weapons -- Syria, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Libya -- and the latter four have probably used them. In addition, Iran, Syria, and Iraq are reportedly working on chemical warheads for ballistic missiles.
Visualising chemical weapon attacks in the Middle East
WEBApr 29, 2021 · Visualising chemical weapon attacks in the Middle East. By Mohammed Hussein and Mohammed Haddad. 29 Apr 2021. On April 29, 1997, the Chemical Weapons Convention – which banned the...
Timeline of Syrian Chemical Weapons Activity, 2012-2022
WEBAn Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-UN joint investigative team found Syria and the Islamic State responsible for numerous chemical weapons attacks in Syria over the past several years. Below is a timeline of significant events related to Syria’s chemical weapons program from July 2012 to the present.
Syria chemical attack: What we know - BBC News
WEBSep 24, 2013 · A team of UN chemical weapons inspectors have confirmed that the nerve agent sarin was used in an attack on the Ghouta agricultural belt around Damascus on the morning of 21 August.
How chemical weapons have helped bring Assad close to victory - BBC
WEBOct 14, 2018 · After seven devastating years of civil war in Syria, which have left more than 350,000 people dead, President Bashar al-Assad appears close to victory against the forces trying to overthrow him.
Chemical and Biological Weapons in Regional Disarmament in the Middle …
WEBJun 23, 2022 · In November 2019, a new series of annual one-week meetings began to eliminate non-conventional arms – essentially nuclear weapons, and to a lesser extent chemical and biological weapons (CBW) – from the arsenals in the Middle East.
17 instances of chemical weapons used in Syria: Watchdog
WEBJun 4, 2021 · The international chemical weapons watchdog has told the United Nations Security Council its experts investigated 77 allegations against Syria, and concluded in 17 cases chemical weapons...
Chemical weapons watchdog blames Islamic State for 2015 Syria …
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Thursday identified Islamic State militants in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as the likely perpetrator of a chemical weapons...
UN chief calls for nuclear weapons-free Middle East
WEBNov 29, 2021 · The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on all Middle East States to transform the vision of a region with no nuclear weapons, or other weapons of mass destruction, into a working reality.
Airstrikes hit Syrian facility that West alleged produced chemical ...
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Alleged Israeli airstrikes in central Syria on Sunday night struck a facility claimed by the West to have produced chemical weapons, according to a local resident. The strikes killed at least...