Syria chemical weapons

Syria arrests former officer accused of overseeing production of sarin bombs

Potential charges could include murder and participation in the use of prohibited weapons, as well as war crimes or crimes against humanity if supported by evidence. 

Former Syrian army Col. Ahmad Habib Ali is seen in detention following his arrest by Syrian authorities. Syria's Interior Ministry says he supervised the production of sarin-filled aerial bombs used in attacks between 2013 and 2017.
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Syrian officials find remnants of chemical weapons program from Assad regime era - report

Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, attends the preparatory ministerial meeting for emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, Qatar September 14, 2025.

Qatar, Ireland accuse Israel of using chemical weapons on Palestinians, demand watchdog probe use

CHILDREN HOLD flags next to a sculpture of Druze warrior Sultan Pasha al-Atrash after Syrian rebels announced the ousting of president Bashar Assad, in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, earlier this month.

OPCW estimates over 100 chemical weapons sites still active in Syria


U.S. pushes U.N. action on Syria gas attacks after Trump threat

The Syrian government and its key ally Russia have denied involvement in the attack on Douma.

A girl looks on following alleged chemical weapons attack, in what is said to be Douma, Syria in this still image from video obtained by Reuters on April 8, 2018

Four Iranian fighters killed in air strike on Syrian air base

Israel has not confirmed or denied mounting the raid, but has repeatedly refused to accept Iranian military presence in Syria.

A satellite image claiming to show a n Iranian military base outside Damascus

Russia, Syria accuse Israel of carrying out strike on Syrian air base

An Israeli military spokesman said he had no immediate comment.

Israeli Air Force F15 planes fly during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel, December 27, 2017.

Chief Rabbi calls for action against Syrian ‘genocide’

His comments came after a chemical attack in the rebel-held city of Douma was apparently carried out by the Syrian regime, leaving dozens of people dead.

Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef at the Western Wall

Pope Francis condemns Syria chemical weapons attack

"There is no such thing as a good war and a bad war. Nothing, but nothing, can justify the use of such instruments of extermination on defenseless people and populations."

Pope Francis talks to diplomats during the traditional exchange of the New Year greetings in the Regal Room at the Vatican

Former IDF Intel Chief urges grounding of Assad's helicopter fleet

“Even without poison gas, these vehicles are used to launch inaccurate explosives that inflict terror and death on Syrian civilians,” said Amos Yadlin.

Amos Yadlin

Dozens reported killed in suspected Syria gas attack, Damascus denies

The civil defense rescue service, which operates in rebel-held areas of Syria, estimated the death toll to be as high as 150 in a report

Man with a child in a hospital in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

U.N. report links North Korea to Syria’s chemical weapons program

“We knew stuff was going on. We really wanted to up the game on chemical weapons programs, and we just weren’t able to get what we needed to do so."

Syrian medical staff take part in a training exercise to learn how to treat victims of chemical weapons attacks, in a course organized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Gaziantep, Turkey

Britain may join U.S. strikes against Syria if chemical weapon use proven

The United Nations accused the Syrian government of being responsible for an attack that used sarin gas.

Man with a child in a hospital in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

McMaster: Reports 'clearly show' Assad's continuing use of chemical weapons

"It is time for all nations to hold the Syrian regime and its sponsors accountable."

National Security Adviser Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster.