Chemical Warfare

US urges action from UN Security Council to identify Syria gas attacks perpetrators

The United States on Thursday asked the UN Security Council to set up an investigative panel to identify those behind deadly chlorine gas attacks in Syria.

China backs Russian plan to end crisis over Syria weapons

Backing a Russian initiative to resolve the crisis over Syria's chemical weapons, China today suggested a second international conference to debate the issue at an early date.

US wants 'rapid steps' from Syria towards abandoning chemical arsenal

The United States will insist that Syria take rapid steps to show it is serious about abandoning its vast chemical arsenal, senior U.S. officials said, as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva on Thursday for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

UN negotiations begin on resolution for controlling Syria's chemical weapons

Tense negotiations have begun on a proposed U.N. resolution that would put Syria's chemical weapons under international control and end a diplomatic stalemate over a deadly suspected poison gas attack, a French official said Wednesday.

Decision to relinquish chemical weapons not weakness: Syrian government official

Syria's acceptance of a proposal to relinquish its chemical weapons stockpile should not be interpreted as a concession or sign of weakness, a senior government official said Wednesday. Damascus' agreement, he added, has removed one of the pretexts for foreign airstrikes against Syria.

France to float UN resolution to make Syria dismantle chemical weapons

The French foreign minister says France will float a resolution in the U.N. Security Council aimed at forcing Syria to make public its chemical weapons program, place it under international control and dismantle it

Will Syria crisis create a new world order that favours Russia?

There may still be hope over the Syrian conundrum following Kerry’s offer to not resort to the military option at all if Syria were to turn “every single bit” of its chemical weapons arsenal to the international community by the end of this week.

Assad denies chemical weapons attack, dares US to produce evidence

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that he was behind a chemical weapons attack on the Syrian people, as the White House on Sunday pressed ahead with the uphill effort of persuading Congress to approve a military strike to punish Assad.

British companies supplied chemicals to Assad, says report

British companies sold poisonous chemicals to the Bashar al-Assad-led Syrian government that could have been used in the alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus, killing around 1,400 people, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.

Ten countries of G20 join US in condemning chemical attacks in Syria

Ten members of the Group of 20 international economies joined the United States in accusing the Syrian government of carrying a chemical weapons attack on civilians last month