Posts Tagged: Syria Chemical Weapons
France Freezes Assets of Three People, Nine Firms Over Syria Chemical Weapons
France said on Friday it had frozen the assets of three people and nine companies suspected of involvement in the development of chemical weapons in...
Germany’s Refusal to Attack Syria Shows Moral Failure
After repeated chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime on its own citizens, the United States, the UK, and Francefinally took military action to punish Bashar Assad. But one ally was...
Iran and Russia Encourage and Aid Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program
The issue of the chemical weapons (CW) possessed and employed by Syria since it supposedly decided to get rid of them has become an increasingly tangled...
Syria Chemical Weapons Visit Postponed After Gunfire
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...
US Suggests Russia, Syria Might Tamper With Douma Chemical Weapons Evidence
The United States accused Russia on Monday of blocking international inspectors from reaching the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria and said Russians or Syrians...
EU Threatens New Syrian Sanctions, but No Clear Russian Target
European Union foreign ministers threatened on Monday new sanctions on Syria over what the West says were chemical attacks on its own people, but held...
Arab Leaders Call for Probe Into Syria Chemical Attacks, Condemn Iran
An Arab League summit called on Sunday for an international probe into the "criminal" use of chemical weapons in Syria and condemned what it saw...
In Ironic Twist, Syria to Head UN Panel on Chemical Disarmament
JNS.org - Despite allegations that it carried out yet another deadly chemical weapons attack last Saturday, Syria will next month chair the United Nations disarmament forum that produced...
Allies Keep Syria Options Open as Britain Says No Strikes Planned
Western powers have no plans for further missile strikes on Syria but will assess their options if Damascus uses chemical weapons again, Britain's foreign minister said on...
Israel’s Netanyahu Voices ‘Full Support’ for US Strikes on Syria Weapons Facilities
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday declared Israel’s “full support” for Friday’s US-led air strikes in Syria. The US, allied with France and Britain, struck...
Syria Shows the Dangers of ‘America First’ Policy
JNS.org - The government of Syrian President Bashir Assad launched a chemical attack on Saturday on the rebel-held town of Douma, Syria -- killing at least 42 people...
Threat of US-Russia Clash Hangs Over Syria
The prospect of Western military action in Syria that could lead to confrontation with Russia hung over the Middle East on Friday but there was...
British Ministers Back Action to Deter Syrian Chemical Weapon Use
British Prime Minister Theresa May won backing from her senior ministers to take unspecified action with the United States and France to deter further use...
Trump Says Syria Attack ‘Could Be Very Soon or Not So Soon’
Fears of a military confrontation between Russia and the West ran high on Thursday but US President Donald Trump cast doubt over the timing of...
