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.

|ByRIZIK ALABI / THE MEDIA LINE
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'

In a separate report by the AFP in Arab News, it was reported on Wednesday that “dozens of undeclared chemical weapons have been found in Syria."

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Chemical weapons disposal [file]

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

The country’s government had “located remnants of former Syrian ‌president Bashar al-Assad's clandestine chemical weapons program, including raw materials and munitions."

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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

Anthropic is seeking a Policy Manager for Chemical Weapons and High-Yield Explosives with at least five years of experience.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ex-CIA official warns of Iran, ISIS drones armed with chemical weapons

The warning takes on greater meaning following a call on January 28 by ISIS’s new leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, to direct greater attention to attacking Israel and Jews, including using chemical weapons.

FEBRUARY 10, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, NEVILLE TELLER
Iranian versions of the American RQ-170 drone which were used in a military exercise in the Gulf in Iran, involving dozens of drones, are seen on the a runway, in this undated handout photo.

Pompeo: Syria used chlorine in Idlib chemical weapons attack

"Today I am announcing that the United States has concluded that the Assad regime used chlorine as a chemical weapon on May 19."

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
UN chemical weapons experts inspect alleged chemical samples from an attack in Syria, 2013

Exiled Thai critic attacked with chemicals in Japan

Neither was seriously hurt, but Pavin said they have been told by police not to return home.

AUGUST 3, 2019ByREUTERS
UN chemical weapons experts inspect alleged chemical samples from an attack in Syria, 2013

Establish a chemical and biological WMD free zone in the Middle East now

Today, with growing turmoil in the Middle East, setting up a collaboration leading to the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons in the region appears out of the question.

JULY 13, 2019ByYONAH ALEXANDER, MILTON HOENIG
A late night view of the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel during an extended round of Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne

New chemical weapons team to launch first Syria investigations

Last June, the Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) was established by the OPCW's member states.

JULY 10, 2019ByREUTERS
A United Nations (U.N.) chemical weapons expert, wearing a gas mask, holds a plastic bag containing samples from one of the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria August 29, 2013.

Why Syria feels it can use chemical weapons with impunity

That a mass murderer like Assad continues to go unpunished helps explain why his regime remains in power.

MAY 22, 2019ByCHARLES BYBELEZER/THE MEDIA LINE
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

Top Saudi official: Barack Obama lied, set Middle East back 20 years

Obama, Bandar Bin Sultan said, “would promise something and do the opposite.” He spoke critically of the Iran nuclear deal and how the former president spoke about curbing Iran but failed.

JANUARY 28, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Barack Obama (R) laughs as he meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 29, 2010

Report: Palestinian arrested in Italy for plan to poison public water

The suspect, who has a Palestinian passport and a Italian residency permit, was arrested Wednesday morning in the city of Macomer.

NOVEMBER 28, 2018BySARA RUBENSTEIN
An Italian police officer patrols near a closed road

Syrian government: Over 100 wounded in ‘chemical attack’ in Aleppo

Numerous sources on social media reported the attack on Saturday evening, claiming ambulances were heard and explosions.

NOVEMBER 25, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A picture taken on March 22, 2017 in the Syrian town of Tayyibat al-Imam in the countryside of the central province of Aleppo, shows fighters running amdist destruction down a street past a rising plume of smoke from a burning tire meant to disrupt warplanes

Ashdod’s Assuta Hospital to hold Home Front Command drill

The hospital is the first Israeli hospital designed to be able to fully function during chemical and biological weapons events.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Assuta Ashdod University Hospital