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A man drives his motorcycle as he wears a gas mask after what activists said was a chlorine gas attack on Kansafra village at Idlib countryside, Syria May 7, 2015. STRINGER / Reuters

U.S. Sanctions against Syrians for Using Chemical Weapons

by Heba El-Koudsy and Caroline Akoum | Jan 13, 2017 | Middle East

Washington, Beirut- The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned for the first time Syrian military officials for using chemical weapons, according to a Treasury Department statement. In addition to blacklisting 18 senior Syrian officials, the U.S. also sanctioned five Syrian...

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Graffiti of a Syrian opposition flag. (REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)

Opinion: Syria Enters the Chemical Stage

by Ali Ibrahim | May 2, 2013 | Opinion

It is understandable that many are drawing comparisons between the announcement that chemical weapons have been used in Syria and the claims of the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq during Saddam’s era. The objective of such comparisons is to link the...

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [left] speaks at the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, April 8, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Jan-Joseph Stok

Report Claims Hard Evidence of Chemical Weapon Use in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awasat—Hard evidence of chemical weapon use in Syria was found after a soil sample had been smuggled out of the country in a secret British operation, the Times of London reported on Monday. The London-based newspaper cited unnamed defense sources...