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hkerby2

Everything you need to know about Syrias chemical weapons - The Washington Post - 0 views

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chemical weapons Syria all questions answered

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  • hkerby2 on 18 Feb 15
     
    Super helpful link! This website answers many basic as well more in depth questions regarding the chemical weapons in Syria. The questions include but are not limited to the following: what are chemical weapons? Why are chemical weapons so dangerous? Who possesses/has used chemical weapons? How did Bashar al-Assad get them? And what would happen to the weapons stockpiles if the Syrian government collapsed? What is the Obama Administration Proposing?
jreyesc

Kurds fear Isis use of chemical weapon in Kobani | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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ISIS ISIL Chemical Weapons Syria Kobani

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  • Islamic State (Isis) is thought to have obtained stocks of ageing but still potent chemical weapons when it seized Iraqi army bases where they were stored,
  • There may also have been chemical weapons buried or abandoned elsewhere, that were not destroyed by US forces or the Iraqi military.
  • Iraqi officials said 11 police officers were poisoned by chlorine gas last month, when Isis fighters used it to attack the Iraqi town of Duluiya.
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  • Intense fighting has made it impossible to get doctors the equipment they need to do definitive tests for the use of chemical weapons,
  • Some of the doctors say that it might be phosphorus or poison gas of some kind
  • It is possible that Isis fighters could mistake some chemical munitions for ordinary weapons and use them without being aware of what they are handling.
  • Islamic State (Isis) is thought to have obtained stocks of ageing but still potent chemical weapons when it seized Iraqi army bases where they were stored
  • jreyesc on 14 Nov 14
     
    The Kurds in Syria are now fearing the use of chemical weapons by the extremist group, ISIS. The chemical weapons were used near the town of Kobani.
hkerby2

Is It Possible The Syrian Rebels (Not Assad) Used Chemical Weapons? : The Two-Way : NPR - 0 views

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rebels chemical weapons Obama Syria possible npr

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  • hkerby2 on 08 Apr 15
     
    The Obama administration says there is little doubt that President Bashar Assad's regime is to blame for last week's reported attack, but there has been research into the possibility of the rebels using chemical weapons. It is possible but not likely. If the rebels were to use chemical weapons they would not use it in an area with such little soldier population. additionally it is the regime that has the controlled stockpiles of chemical weapons, not the rebels.
hkerby2

Syria begins destruction of chemical weapons facilities - 0 views

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syria OPCW destruction chemical weapons

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  • hkerby2 on 15 Feb 15
     
    After a long delay, Syria has begun its destruction of dozens of storage facilities used to house chemical weapons. Syria joined the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) after an attack in Damascus killed more than 1000 people in 2013. Syria has handed over thousands of pounds of chemical agents since joining the OPCW but has yet to disclose any documentation about its chemical weapons program.
hkerby2

UNODA - Chemical Weapons - 0 views

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UNODA OPCW Geneve chemical weapons CWC

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  • hkerby2 on 08 Apr 15
     
    UNODA- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. This site discusses the use of the Geneva Protocol in regards to chemical weaponry. The protocol prohibits use of chemical weaponry in warfare but does not prohibit stock piling. Geneva adopted the chemical weapons convention which established the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCW)
fcastro2

Syria crisis: Russia and China step up warning over strike - BBC News - 0 views

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syria russia china politics US

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  • Russia and China have stepped up their warnings against military intervention in Syria, with Moscow saying any such action would have "catastrophic consequences" for the region
  • The US and its allies are considering launching strikes on Syria in response to deadly attacks
  • The US said there was "undeniable" proof of a chemical attack
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  • UN chemical weapons inspectors are due to start a second day of investigations in the suburbs of Damascus
  • UN team came under sniper fire as they tried to visit an area west of the city
  • US officials said there was "little doubt" that President Bashar al-Assad's government was to blame
  • Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich has called on the international community to show "prudence" over the crisis and observe international law.
  • Attempts to bypass the Security Council, once again to create artificial groundless excuses for a military intervention in the region are fraught with new suffering in Syria and catastrophic consequences for other countries of the Middle East and North Africa
  • US said it was postponing a meeting on Syria with Russian diplomats, citing "ongoing consultations" about alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria
  • The two sides had been due to meet in The Hague on Wednesday to discuss setting up an international conference on finding a political solution to the crisis
  • Western powers were rushing to conclusions about who may have used chemical weapons in Syria before UN inspectors had completed their investigation
  • Both the Syrian government and rebels have blamed each other for last Wednesday's attacks
  • Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said three hospitals it supported in the Damascus area had treated about 3,600 patients with "neurotoxic symptoms", of whom 355 had died
  • UK is making contingency plans for military action in Syri
  • Earlier in the day, the UN convoy came under fire from unidentified snipers and was forced to turn back before resuming its journey
  • In the most forceful US reaction yet, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday described the recent attacks in the Damascus area as a "moral obscenity
  • Syrian government had something to hide
  • What we saw in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of moralit
  • President Obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable peopl
  • Analysts believe the most likely US action would be sea-launched cruise missiles targeting Syrian military installations.
  • the West had not produced any proof that President Assad's forces had used chemical weapons
  • some Western countries that military action against the Syrian government could be taken without a UN mandate
  • Mr Lavrov said the use of force without Security Council backing would be "a crude violation of international law
  • an international military response to the suspected use of chemical weapons would be possible without the backing of the UN
  • The UN Security Council is divided, with Russia and China opposing military intervention and the UK and France warning that the UN could be bypassed if there was "great humanitarian need".
  • if the West does not intervene to support freedom and democracy in Egypt and Syria, the Middle East will face catastrophe
  • fcastro2 on 08 Apr 15
     
    After Western powers suspected that the Syrian government used chemical weapons against the Syrian people, tensions grew against them and Russia, China, and Syria. The Eastern Powers believe that Western powers are overstepping their bounds for their need of power but the Western powers think that they need to interfere to help the people. 
hkerby2

Syria officially joins UN Chemical Weapons Convention - 0 views

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OPCW UN Syria new member

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  • hkerby2 on 15 Feb 15
     
    Syria officially joined the United Nations convention banning chemical weapons, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The treaty requires all countries that join it to eliminate their chemical weapons, including stocks and related facilities. Syria is the 190th country to join the OPCW.
hkerby2

Customary IHL - Rule 74. Chemical Weapons - 0 views

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geneva convention chemical weapons international rule 74

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  • hkerby2 on 13 Apr 15
     
    Rule 74 prohibits the use of chemical weapons. Only 13 states are not part of this party but at least 3 consider the use of chemical weapons unlawful. This link provides different groups that prohibit the use of chemical weapons in both non international and international armed conflicts.
hkerby2

Report reaffirms Syria chemical weapons use - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

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syria chemical weapons chlorine gas OPCW

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  • hkerby2 on 02 Feb 15
     
    The use of chemical weaponry has been reaffirmed in Syria, even though an effort was launched in 2013 following the Damascus attack to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons. There have been numerous eye-witness reports of helicopter sounds, bomb spotting, and the smelling of chlorine gas. The hope is to destroy all chemical weapon production facilities by June of 2015.
jreyesc

Iraq Accuses ISIS of Using Chemical Weapons Including Chlorine Gas - The Atlantic - 0 views

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ISIS ISIL Iraq Chemical Weapons chlorine gas

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  • radical Sunni Islamist group is also being accused of committing attacks using chemical weapons.
  • Islamic State attack in September caused 11 Iraqi policemen in the town of Dhuluiya to seek treatment for symptoms consistent with chlorine gas poisoning.
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  • raqi officials also claim that ISIS used chlorine gas in two other attacks
  • "We are aware of the reports but cannot confirm details and are seeking additional information.
  • If confirmed, these attacks would be the first chemical weapons attacks in Iraq in several years
  • “it obviously can affect tactical decisions within that strategy.”
  • jreyesc on 14 Nov 14
     
    Iraq is accusing ISIS of using chemical. the first event happen back in September, where a doctor saw clear signs of chemical weapon use on a victim.
hkerby2

UN: Syria declares four more chemical weapons facilities - 0 views

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syria chemical weapon facilities UN OPCW

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  • hkerby2 on 02 Feb 15
     
    Syria has disclosed four chemical weapon facilities including, three for research and development and one for production. There are concerns that Syria continues to hide information regarding the existence of more chemical weaponry facilities. The UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have a joint mission to eliminate the chemical weaponry in Syria.
hkerby2

Chemical Weapons Convention - 0 views

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chemical weapons convention

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  • hkerby2 on 02 Mar 15
     
    This link is to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons website. The link specifically takes you to information regarding the Chemical WEapons Convention where you can see the states that have signed it, the goal of the convention, and the specific agreements that a state must agree too.
hkerby2

Officials: Assad May Have Secret Chemical Weapons Stockpiles - And Islamic State Wants ... - 0 views

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chemical weapons syria OPCW destruction

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    International anti-WMD groups worried about discrepancies in war-torn nations chemical weapons stores. Syria has agreed under OPCW to destroy their chemical weapons stock pile but there is concern that stock piles are being hidden and therefore will not be destroyed.
mwrightc

ISIS Detainee Tells U.S. of Militants' Plan to Use Mustard Gas - The New York Times - 0 views

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ISIS mustard gas new york times

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  • The Islamic State’s use of chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria has been known, but Mr. Afari’s capture has provided the United States with the opportunity to learn detailed information about the group’s secretive program, including where chemical agents were being stored and produced.
  • Mr. al-Afari was captured last month by a new Special Operations force made up primarily of Delta Force commandos shortly after they arrived in Iraq. They are the first major American combat force on the ground there since the United States pulled out of the country at the end of 2011.
  • Until recently, the United States has largely targeted Islamic State fighters with airstrikes. But the 200-member Special Operations team has been assigned to both kill and capture Islamic State operatives, the latter for use in gathering intelligence. Military officials said the team had set up safe houses and worked with Iraqi and Kurdish forces to establish informant networks and conduct raids on Islamic State leaders and other important militants.
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  • Under interrogation, Mr. Afari, told his captors how the group had weaponized sulfur mustard and loaded it into artillery shells, the officials said.
  • Sleiman Daoud al-Afari
  • mwrightc on 09 Mar 16
     
    US special forces were able to take an ISIS member into custody. Through questioning, the military men were able to learn that ISIS is now beginning to make plans to use mustard gas as a chemical weapon. The Red Cross has been identified because of the possible use of chemical weapons.
  • blantonjack on 09 Mar 16
     
    An Islamic State detainee currently in American custody at a temporary detention facility in Erbil, Iraq, is a specialist in chemical weapons whom American military officials are questioning about the militant Sunni group's plans to use the banned substances in Iraq and Syria, Defense officials said. The member of ISIS who is probably dead at this point reports say, told the miltants that they were planning on using mustard gas with upcoming attacks planned.
mwrightc

U.S. Attacks ISIS Chemical Weapons Program - The Daily Beast - 0 views

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ISIS attacks chemical terrorism islam

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  • mwrightc on 09 Mar 16
     
    The United States has seen increases in movement towards chemical weapon use by ISIS members in their attacks. Military forces were able to take out two key facilities that were being used by ISIS to create chemical weapons.
hkerby2

Declared Syrian chemical weapon stockpile now completely destroyed - The Washington Post - 0 views

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chemical weapon obama syria cargo ship

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  • hkerby2 on 12 Mar 15
     
    In August of 2014, the Obama administration announced the completion of destruction of Syrian chemical weapon stockpile was destroyed. The stockpile was aboard a Danish cargo ship and held some of the worlds most dangerous weapons.
hkerby2

Uncertainty on destruction of chemical weapons and facilities - 0 views

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destruction of facilities syria chemical weapons

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  • hkerby2 on 23 Mar 15
     
    there is uncertainty on destruction of chemical weapons and facilities. This thought arose shortly after the most resent attack on the Syrian people through the use of chlorine gas. There needs to be further investigation into the presence of chemical weapons and facilities
cguybar

Syria's chemical weapons stockpile - BBC News - 0 views

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syria chemical weapons bbc news

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  • cguybar on 27 Jan 16
     
    There is little concrete information on the size of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal. Many sources confirm that Syria is in possession of these weapons including the chemicals themselves and the missiles, bombs, and rockets that deliver them.
hkerby2

Syrian chemical weapons sites to be destroyed by summer: UN watchdog | i24news - See be... - 0 views

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chemical weapons summer destruction of facilities syria

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  • hkerby2 on 12 Mar 15
     
    Syria, in agreement with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is destroying all of it's chemical weaponry facilities and all products. There are a total of 12 facilities that are expected to be destroyed by this summer, 2015. There are also underground facilities and aircraft carrier that are expected to be destroyed as well. A current total of 1300 metric tons has been destroyed from Syria thus far.
mwrightc

Top intel official confirms ISIS made, used chemical weapons | Fox News - 0 views

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terrorism ISIS chemical weapons

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  • mwrightc on 10 Feb 16
     
    ISIS has been confirmed of making chemical weapons in both Iraq and Syria. They were also confirmed of using these chemical agents on Tuesday against those that they were firing upon.
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