chemical weapons
Weapons watchdog confirms use of chlorine gas in Syria
Global arms experts Wednesday confirmed chlorine was used in a Syrian town in February leaving residents fighting for breath, as the world awaits the results of a probe into last…
Gunfire delays chemical weapons team' Douma visit
The arrival of international chemical weapons inspectors at the location of a suspected poison gas attack in the Syrian town of Douma has been delayed after gunfire at the site…
Chemical weapons team kept from alleged Syria attack site
Independent investigators were prevented by Syrian and Russian authorities Monday from reaching the scene of an alleged chemical attack near the Syrian capital, an official said.
A history of the Syria chemical weapons 'red line'
Since the start of the Syrian civil war, Bashar al-Assad’s government has been accused several times of using chemical weapons – even though it agreed to destroy its arsenal in a…
‘France has not declared war on Syrian regime,’ Macron says
President Emmanuel Macron asserted Sunday that Paris had convinced Donald Trump to stay engaged in Syria "for the long-term", adding that French air strikes did not amount to a…
Syria strikes see Macron-Trump ‘bromance’ edge out UK
Emmanuel Macron’s carefully cultivated rapport with US President Donald Trump has seen France edge out the US-UK "special relationship" as the French leader heads to the US on a…
As it happened: 'Clear and unambiguous message sent to Syrian regime'
The United States, Britain and France have launched military air strikes against Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime in response to its alleged chemical weapons attack on civilians.…
Syria air strikes: What targets were struck?
France, the US and Britain struck three of Syria’s main weapons facilities on Saturday in a military operation that involved the use of more than 100 missiles fired from ships…
Trump announces 'precision strikes' on Syria after alleged chemical attack
The United States, Britain and France launched punitive military strikes against Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime in response to its latest alleged chemical weapons atrocity,…
Will Macron do in Syria what Obama wouldn’t?
Like former US president Barack Obama, France’s Emmanuel Macron has said that the use of chemical weapons in Syria is a “red line” that would prompt a military response. Obama…
Chemical weapons watchdog confirms ex-Russian spy poisoned with Novichok
Chemical weapons watchdog confirms ex-Russian spy poisoned with Novichok
Macron says there is ‘proof’ of chemical weapons attack in Syria
Macron says there is ‘proof’ of chemical weapons attack in Syria