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Fighters of the ruling Syrian body steps on a Syrian flag under Bashar al-Assad rule in Aleppo

World Dec 18

Amid new freedoms, Syrians face horrors at site of Assad’s 2013 chemical weapons attack

By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor

Politics Jul 07

Army bomb disposal experts prepare to secure a stockpile of deadly World War One munitions in Vimy ..
U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating back to World War I

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky eliminated the last of thousands of rockets filled with sarin nerve gas that have been stored there since the 1940s.

By Andrew DeMillo, Thomas Peipert, Dylan Lovan, Associated Press

Politics Apr 12

Press briefing on Afghanistan at the State Department in Washington
WATCH: U.S. ‘concerned’ Russia will use chemical weapons in Ukraine, State Department spokesman says

State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds a news briefing on Tuesday following Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

By News Desk and Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

World Apr 12

FILE PHOTO: Service members of pro-Russian troops inspect streets of Mariupol
Ukraine investigates claim that phosphorus munitions were dropped in Mariupol

Ukraine is investigating a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on besieged Mariupol, as Western officials warned that any use of chemical weapons by Russia would be a serious escalation of the already devastating war.

By Yuras Karmanau, Adam Schreck, Associated Press

World Mar 23

Ukrainian service member walks in a destroyed village on the front line in the east Kyiv region
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Biden in Europe ahead of NATO summit as Russian shelling pummels Kyiv

President Biden is in Brussels preparing for a trio of summits Thursday with NATO, the European Union and the G-7. More sanctions against Russian politicians and oligarchs are on the way, as the allies continue coordinating support for Ukraine. This…

By Jane Ferguson, Volodymyr Solohub

Mar 23

Biden says the potential for Russian use of chemical weapons ‘real threat’

By Associated Press

There are fears that Russia could use chemical or nuclear weapons as its invasion stalls amid logistical problems and fierce Ukrainian resistance.

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Sep 26

Watch 5:44
News Wrap: Pompeo says Assad regime used chlorine as chemical weapon

In our news wrap Thursday, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo said that among the “innumerable atrocities” committed by the Assad regime, the U.S. has concluded that Syrian government forces used chlorine as a chemical weapon during a battle with insurgents…

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Sep 26

U.S. says Syria used chemical weapons in May attack

By Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Syrian President Bashar Assad's government had used chlorine in the attack on opposition forces in Idlib province on May 19.

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Nov 06

U.S. to consider new Russia sanctions over spy poisoning in U.K.

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

The State Department said in a statement that Russia has failed to meet a 90-day deadline that fell on Tuesday to comply with a 1991 U.S. law on preventing the use of chemical weapons.

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Sep 08

U.S. lacks leverage as assault on Syrian enclave looms

By Matthew Lee, Susannah George, Associated Press

The Trump administration has little leverage to stop Russia, Iran and Syria pressing ahead with a massive military assault against Syria's northwest Idlib province.

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