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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 477

Syrian chemical weapons

The main entrance of the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, May 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
December 12, 2024, 8:25 pm
Chemical weapons watchdog warns against strikes on Syria’s stockpiles
Raids could cause contamination, harm evidence in ongoing investigations, says OPCW chief Fernando Arias, after Israel attacked stockpiles to keep them out of extremists’ hands
By AFP
Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, December 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
December 12, 2024, 6:14 am
Syrian rebel chief says working with international groups to secure chemical sites
Pentagon welcomes remarks by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader, but stresses ‘actions have to meet words as well’; US defense chief urges ‘close consultation’ with Israel on Syria
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Anti-government fighters ride in the back of a truck in the town of Suran, between Aleppo and Hama, on December 3, 2024. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
December 4, 2024, 3:49 am
Syrian rebel forces push toward Hama, intensifying pressure on Assad and his allies
Iranian FM says Tehran will consider sending troops if Damascus asks; Israel said to fear chemical weapons could fall into wrong hands during takeover of regime military facilities
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A rescue worker carrying a child following an alleged chemical weapons attack in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus, Syria, on April 8, 2018. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP, File)
December 26, 2021, 11:55 pm
France arrests man suspected of helping Syria produce chemical weapons
Unidentified detainee, who lives abroad, suspected of aiding crimes against humanity committed by Assad regime during civil war
By AFP
Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern speaks during a conference for Young Leadership programs, at Haifa University, on April 11, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 14, 2021, 10:36 pm
After Israel reported to hit Syria chemical site, minister says WMDs unacceptable
Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern refuses to directly comment on Washington Post story claiming Israel struck facilities after identifying Assad effort to restart program
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Smoke billows following an alleged Israeli airstrike south of Damascus, Syria, on July 20, 2020. (AFP)
December 13, 2021, 7:44 pm
Israeli jets bombed chemical weapon sites in Syria — report
Washington Post says strikes hit facilities near Damascus and Homs in March 2020 and June 2021, after Jerusalem identified efforts to restart illegal program
By ToI Staff
This March 21, 2018 file photo shows the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, Netherlands (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
April 14, 2021, 9:51 pm
Syria rejects watchdog’s investigation claiming it used chemical weapons in 2018
Damascus dismisses as ‘unfounded and fabricated’ OPCW report on samples collected from attack in Saraqib
By AFP
A picture taken on February 3, 2018, shows Syrian men standing at the site of a downed Sukhoi-25 fighter jet in the Syrian city of Saraqib, southwest of Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO / OMAR HAJ KADOUR)
April 12, 2021, 4:54 pm
Syrian regime accused of using chemical weapons in 2018 attack
Probe by global watchdog concludes Assad’s air force used the chlorine in strike on town of Saraqib; Syria continues to deny use of chemical weapons
By AFP
A man suffering a seizure, from a video reporting to show victims of the chemical attack outside Damascus on August 21, 2013. (Screenshot: YouTube)
March 2, 2021, 1:10 pm
Syrian chemical attack survivors urge France to investigate 2013 atrocities
Director of Syrian Archive says he compiled ‘extensive evidence’ on alleged war crimes against civilians outside of Damascus
By AP
A man tries on an air permeable charcoal impregnated suit, combined with a respirator (or gas mask), rubber boots and three layers of gloves during a simulation at the OPCW (The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) headquarters in The Hague, The Netherlands, on April 20, 2017. ( AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS)
November 30, 2020, 5:18 pm
Toxic arms watchdog points fingers at Russia and Syria for sarin, Novichok use
Moscow urged by Western nations to ‘transparently’ reveal circumstances of opposition figure poisoning; Damascus faces calls for investigation over chemical weapon attacks
By AFP
In this photo taken on April 4, 2017 and made available April 5, Turkish experts carry a victim of alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syrian city of Idlib, at a local hospital in Reyhanli, Turkey (IHA via AP)
October 6, 2020, 11:08 am
Human rights groups ask Germany to probe Syria chemical attacks
3 organizations want German AG to investigate deadly sarin attacks on Eastern Ghouta in 2013 and Khan Shaykhun in 2017, arguing there is enough evidence to blame Damascus and Assad
By Frank Jordans
This photo provided Tuesday, April 4, 2017 by the Syrian anti-government activist group Edlib Media Center, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows victims of a suspected chemical attack, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria. (Edlib Media Center, via AP)
April 8, 2020, 8:14 pm
In first, watchdog says Syria responsible for 2017 chemical attacks
Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Assad regime behind use of sarin and chlorine against civilians in Lataminah
By Jan Hennop
Smoke billows during reported Syrian government forces' bombardments on the village of Sheikh Mustafa in the southern countryside of the jihadist-held Idlib province on May 27, 2019. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP)
May 28, 2019, 10:46 pm
France has ‘indication’ of recent Assad regime chemical attack in Syria
Foreign minister says nature of Idlib assault not yet confirmed, reaction would only come if suspicions proven; Macron has said chemical weapon use would trigger military reprisal
By AFP
This picture taken in Kafr Ain on September 7, 2018, shows members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets,' carrying a victim after airstrikes, four kilometers east of Khan Shaykhun in the southern countryside of Idlib province (AFP PHOTO / Anas AL-DYAB)
September 10, 2018, 10:58 pm
US warns any new Syrian chemical strikes will get ‘much stronger response’
National Security Adviser John Bolton says UK, France also agree on tougher reaction if Assad again uses unconventional weapons against his people
By ToI Staff
A woman who fled her village in Syria's Idlib province carries a child at a camp in Kafr Lusin near the border with Turkey in the northern part of the province on September 9, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Aref Tammawi)
September 10, 2018, 8:06 pm
30,000 flee Syria’s Idlib region as UN fears century’s ‘worst’ crisis
Many locals head towards Turkish border as Assad’s troops step up bombardment of densely populated province
By Omar Haj Kadour
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