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The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons found “reasonable grounds” that chlorine was used as a weapon in the Douma district. (AFP/ File)

March 2nd, 2019 - 01:00 GMT

Chlorine. Chemical Weapons. Syria's Ghouta - All There in OPCW Report

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Friday said it found “reasonable grounds” that chlorine was used as a weapon in the Douma district of Eastern Ghouta, Syria in 2018.

UN team prepares to visit chemical weapons sites in Syria. [rt.com]

October 3rd, 2013 - 06:34 GMT

Security sweeps start in Syria, prep for UN team visits

Assad agrees to compliance of negotiated chemical weapons agreements with US. [dw.de]

September 30th, 2013 - 05:18 GMT

Syria's compliance underway

The UN Security Council voted on Friday to destroy Syria's chemical weapons. (Image credit: AFP)

September 28th, 2013 - 07:29 GMT

UN Security Council votes to destroy Syria's chemical weapons

Permanent members of the UN Security Council have agreed on a "binding and enforceable" draft on Syria's chemical weapons. (Image Credit: AFP)

September 27th, 2013 - 05:30 GMT

U.N. deal reached to destroy Syria's chemical weapons

OPCW reported Friday that Syria has sent initial information on its chemical weapons to the organization ahead of Saturday's deadline (Courtesy of Guus Schoonewille/EPA)

September 20th, 2013 - 02:40 GMT

Syria begins sending arsenal information, OPCW meeting postponed

Syrian officials publicly announce that its country's civil war has reached a stalemate (Courtesy of Sebastiano Tomada/Sipa USA)

September 20th, 2013 - 05:17 GMT

Syrian regime proposes potential calls for ceasefire, announces stalemate

rebel fighter points his gun towards pro-government forces' positions during clashes in the Salaheddine district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo (JM Lopez / AFP)

July 10th, 2013 - 08:52 GMT

Violence rages as Ramadan ceasefire plan falls on deaf ears in Syria

UN Chief Ban Ki Moon has called for the chemical weapons inspectors to be sent in to Syria.

April 9th, 2013 - 06:23 GMT

Syria's Assad refuses to let in UN chemical weapons inspectors

Nesirky said he had briefed Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Jaafari's comments to reporters.

March 21st, 2013 - 05:06 GMT

UN in the dark about Syria's calls for probe on 'chemical attack'

“No chemical or biological weapons will ever be used, and I repeat, will never be used, during the crisis in Syria no matter what the developments inside Syria,” (picture courtesy of Turkey Tribune)

December 9th, 2012 - 09:46 GMT

Syria's foreign ministry answers back: No chemical weapons 'will ever be used' against our people