Iraqi Kurds: Islamic State group used chemical weapons
Kurdish authorities in Iraq said Saturday they have evidence that the Islamic State group used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon against peshmerga fighters.
US to destroy its largest remaining chemical weapons cache
The United States is about to begin destroying its largest remaining stockpile of chemical-laden artillery shells, marking a milestone in the global campaign to eradicate a debilitating weapon that still creeps into modern wars.
Watchdog: Syria has filed chemical weapon details
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Syria has filed details of its poison gas and nerve agent program and an initial plan to destroy it to the
Syria’s Assad vows to comply with UN resolution
BEIRUT — Syria’s president vowed Sunday to abide by the U.N. resolution calling for the country’s chemical weapons stockpile to be destroyed. Speaking to Italy’s
Watchdog gets details of Syrian chemical arsenal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Technical experts at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons were reviewing Saturday a further disclosure from Syria about its
Assad denies his forces conducted chemical attack
WASHINGTON — Syrian President Bashar Assad said a United Nations report finding “clear and convincing evidence” sarin nerve gas was used in Syria painted an
Syria gives Russia chemical weapons evidence
MOSCOW — Syria has turned over materials to Russia which aim to show that a chemical weapons attack last month was carried out by the
U.S.-Russia reach agreement on Syria weapons
GENEVA — After days of intense negotiations, the United States and Russia reached agreement Saturday on a framework to secure and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons
Kerry: Syria peace prospects ride on weapons talks
GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that prospects for a resumption in the Syrian peace
In declining U.S. arsenal, lessons for Syria chemical weapons
WASHINGTON — Three decades after the United States started destroying its own chemical weapons, the nation’s stockpile stands at more than 3,000 tons — about
Obama conditionally backs offer on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama conditionally endorsed a Russian offer for international inspectors to seize and destroy deadly chemical weapons in Syria as efforts to
Obama trying to sway war-weary public on Syria
President Barack Obama is hitting the airwaves to try to convince Americans that limited strikes against Syria are needed for the United States’ long-term safety, while Secretary of State John Kerry is vehemently defending the case against President Bashar Assad, saying his denial of chemical weapons use is “contradicted by fact.”
Democrats facing divide over strike on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s pursuit of a military strike in Syria has put congressional Democrats and party leaders around the country in a tough
Syria refugees top 2 million, U.S. argues for strike
BEIRUT — The number of refugees fleeing Syria’s violence has surpassed the 2 million mark, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday, as top U.S. officials
Scant foreign support for U.S. strikes on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is poised to become the first U.S. leader in three decades to attack a foreign nation without mustering broad international
U.S. readies possible solo action against Syria
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday prepared for the possibility of launching unilateral American military action against Syria within days as Britain opted out
When to strike: Tense decisions for Obama on Syria
WASHINGTON — Preparations for a highly anticipated strike on Syria could lead to an awkward decision on timing. Few doubt that President Barack Obama is
Kerry: Chemical arms use in Syria has consequences
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry says there is “undeniable” evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack in Syria, with intelligence strongly pointing to
UN Syria team departs hotel as Assad denies attack
DAMASCUS, Syria — A U.N. team that is supposed to investigate an alleged deadly chemical attack near the Syrian capital Damascus last week left their
Syrian forces bomb area of alleged chemical attack
BEIRUT — President Bashar Assad’s forces pressed on with a military offensive in eastern Damascus on Thursday, bombing rebel-held suburbs where the opposition said a