The Latest Breaking News from chemical weapons

The speed with which the Assad dictatorship was overthrown has taken most external observers by surprise, including agencies from Russia, Iran, America, Britain and France. Those in the know were closer to the scene of the action – Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia – to name but three.

Israel’s foreign minister says it has struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of hostile actors

Calls for investigation grow as fighters from multiple states allege military using weapons such as white phosphorous.

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US accuses Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine, imposing sanctions, and warning against further use. International law prohibits the use of chemica...

Washington says Moscow breached global ban on chemical weapons with use of chloropicrin and tear gas.

Nearly 300 entities targeted in US sanctions to ‘further disrupt and degrade Russia’s war efforts’; Russians using banned chemical weapons on battlefield, says state department. What we know on day 799

The company was hired to destroy the chemical weapons at the Blue Grass Army Depot

Ukraine soldiers describe ‘almost daily’ illegal gas attacks as invaders seek to dislodge them from embedded positions