President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials laid out expectations from the new government in Damascus.
Tag: Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Syria Likely Has Over 100 Chemical Weapons Sites, Inspectors Say
The number, far higher than any previous estimate, poses a test for the new government. Experts fear that sarin, chlorine and mustard gas stockpiles could be unsecured.
Syria Likely Has Over 100 Chemical Weapons Sites, Inspectors Say
The number, far higher than any previous estimate, poses a test for the new government. Experts fear that sarin, chlorine and mustard gas stockpiles could be unsecured.
What Happens to Syria’s Chemical Weapons Arsenal After al-Assad’s Ouster?
While experts believe that Syria has retained some stocks of chemical weapons, their quantities likely have been depleted and it would be hard for rogue actors to use them.
Putin Denies Involvement in Poisoning of Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia laughed off a question about the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny at a marathon news conference, where he praised his country’s Covid-19 response and President Trump.
Putin Denies Involvement in Poisoning of Navalny
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia laughed off a question about the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny at a marathon news conference, where he praised his country’s Covid-19 response and President Trump.
Nerve Agent Was Used to Poison Navalny, Chemical Weapons Body Confirms
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons bolstered the assessments of European countries that a form Novichok sickened Aleksei A. Navalny, the Russian opposition leader.
Nerve Agent Was Used to Poison Navalny, Chemical Weapons Body Confirms
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons concluded that the nerve agent was used against the Russian opposition leader, Aleksei Navalny, bolstering similar assessments from three European countries.
Syria Used Chemical Weapons 3 Times in One Week, Watchdog Says
An investigative team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons accused the Syrian government of launching three chemical attacks on one village in 2017.
U.S. Concludes Syria Used Chemical Weapons in May Attack
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stopped short of threatening a military response against President Bashar al-Assad’s government for the chlorine-loaded rocket attack.