Al Jazeera on MSN3d
‘Death was everywhere’: Syria’s chemical weapon victims share their trauma
The regime of Bashar al-Assad had just fired rockets filled with sarin gas at Zamalka, and people were shouting: “Chemical ...
Russian general accused of chemical weapon use killed by Moscow bomb
A top Russian general in charge of Russia’s nuclear defense forces was killed on Tuesday by a bomb hidden inside his scooter.
Foreign Affairs2d
Syria Still Has Chemical Weapons
During the course of Syria’s brutal civil war, Assad used chemical weapons more than 300 times against his own citizens, ...
New York Post3d
Russia detains suspect who rigged electric scooter with explosives in killing of nuke boss Igor Kirillov, assistant
The US State Department also says it has recorded Russia using chloropicrin — a chemical weapon used in World War I – against Ukrainian soldiers.
Syria’s President Had Stocks of Chemical Weapons. What Happens to Them Now?
While experts believe that Syria has retained some stocks of chemical weapons, their quantities likely have been depleted and ...
Ukraine behind killing of Russian chemical weapons general in Moscow blast, sources say
A senior Russian general was killed in a bomb blast in a residential neighborhood in Moscow, Russian media reported early ...
Washington Examiner4d
Russian general leading nuclear and chemical forces killed by bomb hiding in scooter
The U.S. State Department announced in May 2024 that it was sanctioning more than 280 people and entities involved in Russia’s use of the chemical weapon chloropicrin against Ukrainian forces.
Russia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior general
A 29-year-old Uzbek citizen has been detained for allegedly planting the bomb that killed senior Russian general and his ...
Russian general wanted by Ukraine for chemical weapon use killed in Moscow blast
A bomb hidden in an electric scooter killed a senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces in Moscow on ...
Assad’s collapse triggers race to find missing chemical weapons
The Assad regime hid some of its deadly nerve agents from inspectors. With Syria in chaos, finding out what happened to the ...
The hunt for any remaining chemical weapons in Syria
The United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have documented 34 known uses of ...