Chemical weapons

New Syrian chemical weapons find could help prosecute perpetrators of war crimes, experts say

Syrian Authorities have detained 18 individuals suspected of involvement in operating and managing the Assad regime’s chemical weapons program.

A drawing exhibition by a group of young men and women depicting various scenes related to the chemical attack, during an event commemorating the 12th anniversary of the attack on August 21, 2025 in Moadamiyat Al-Sham, Syria.
Ghouta residents commemorate the 12th anniversary of the chemical attack on August 21, 2025 in Zamalka, Syria. On 21 August 2013 President Bashar al-Assad ordered strikes on two opposition-controlled areas of Ghouta, in the suburbs around Damascus.

Syria establishes task force to find and destroy last 'Assad-era chemical weapons'

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Syrian officials find remnants of chemical weapons program from Assad regime era - report

A view of an old gas mask that according to local residents was left behind by Russian soldiers inside a building that normally houses a variety of businesses including an agricultural machinery repair company, in Bucha, Ukraine April 19, 2022.

Artificial intelligence firms hire experts in explosives, chemical weapons


Hezbollah transporting hundreds of chemical weapons to Lebanon - report

The missiles were reportedly made in Masyaf, Syria, with the help of the IRGC and North Korean scientists.

A Hezbollah flag and a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah are pictured along a street, near Sidon, Lebanon July 7, 2020

Bnai Zion Hospital opens medical center for atomic, chemical and biological warfare

The inauguration of the emergency rooms comes as the possibility of nuclear warfare rises.

 Left to right: Justin Hayet Stephen Savitsky, Dr Ohad Hochman George Schaeffer Dr. Amnon Rofe Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm.

Russia restocks on artillery that can shoot chemical, nuclear shells - state media

"The main advantage of this weapon is the ability to use concrete-piercing and chemical shells, as well as special munitions with a nuclear charge," said Russian state media.

 A Russian Nona-SVK self-propelled artillery gun is seen during the International Army Games 2021 outside Moscow, Russia August 24, 2021

Scientists find sarin gas, genes behind Gulf War illness

Veterans exposed to sarin nerve gas were more likely to develop GWI and this risk was affected by a gene known as PON1.

US Marines roll into Kuwait International Airport in light armored vehicles after the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. At right is a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter.

Ukraine uses website to train fighters remotely

The site provides varied articles and instructional videos on various topics, from basic first aid and steps to take during chemical attacks to operating an FGM-148 javelin rocket.

Service members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a Javelin anti-tank missile during drills at a training ground in an unknown location in Ukraine, in this handout picture released February 18, 2022.

WHO says making contingency plans for possible 'chemical assaults' in Ukraine

"Given the uncertainties of the current situation, there are no assurances that the war will not get worse," WHO's European head Hans Kluge said.

UN chemical weapons experts inspect alleged chemical samples from an attack in Syria, 2013

Biden says Putin is weighing use of chemical weapons in Ukraine

Biden claimed Russia's false accusations that Kyiv had biological weapons illustrated that Putin is considering using them himself.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden at the White House this week – tough decision to make.

Reports in Russian media accuses Ukraine of sabotaging chemical plant

Several Russian media outlets have accused Ukrainian forces of sabotaging the Avdiivka advanced chemistry plant in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

 People are seen near cars, which locals said were burned during recent shelling, in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine February 28, 2022.

Poland: Putin using chemical weapons in Ukraine - a NATO game-changer

Poland's President Andrzej Duda warns that NATO would have to think "seriously" about how to respond of Putin uses chemical weapons in Ukraine.

 POLISH PRESIDENT Andrzej Duda.

Russian forces may use chemical weapons, says Ukraine’s envoy to OPCW

“Possibility of provocation, such as blowing up industrial tanks with chemicals.“

 Fire fighters extinguish fire in an oil depot that Ukraine's State Emergency Services say was caused by Russian strikes in Zhytomyr region, Ukraine March 7, 2022 in this still image obtained from a handout video.