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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 · May 8, 2023

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 · Apr 8, 2023

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 · Mar 7, 2023

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 · Feb 1, 2023

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2023

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2023

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 · Jan 28, 2023

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2023

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.

Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2023

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2023