Tag: chemical weapons
France Issues Arrest Warrant for Syria’s President Assad
The Syrian president, his brother and two other officials are charged charged with complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity.
North Korea Helped Iran, Hezbollah Bring Chemical Weapons to Lebanon
North Korean experts reportedly injected thionyl chloride into the missiles under the supervision of an Iranian chemical weapons expert.
Report: Hezbollah Brought Chemical Weapons to Lebanon from Syria
According to the report, missiles equipped with warheads containing toxic thionyl chloride, were delivered to Al Qusayr nearly two weeks ago from Masyaf, Syria.
Report: Israel Hit Secret Syrian Chemical Weapons Labs & Facilities
Israel attacked multiple Syrian military sites over the past 2 years to prevent the production of chemical weapons.
Young Israeli Diplomat Torpedoed Russia’s Attempt to Move $17 Million to UNRWA
The risk was that Israel would remain alone, or at most with US support, while the EU countries would vote in favor of the pro-PLO Russian proposal.
UN Reports 3 Chemical Attacks Against Syrian Civilians by Assad in 2018
"Government forces and/or affiliated militias committed the war crimes of using prohibited weapons and launching indiscriminate attacks in civilian-populated areas in eastern Ghouta."
Pompeo: Trump Reminds Russia of Commitment to Geneva Process on Idlib
"The Russians have the narrative that there are terrorists in Idlib. That is a true statement. We share their concern about terrorism emanating from northern, northwest Syria."
Haredim Appeal to High Court Against Police Excessive Use of Skunk Water
"Imagine taking a chunk of rotting corpse from a stagnant sewer, placing it in a blender and spraying the filthy liquid in your face."
Report: Israel Eliminated Syria’s Top Chemical Weapons Scientist
It is believed that Asbar was involved in the construction of an Iranian missile plant in Syria.
US Stages Walkout as Syria Starts Presidency of UN Conference on Disarmament
"The Damascus regime has neither the credibility nor moral authority to preside over the CD. The international community must not be silent."
Syria to Head Up UN Disarmament Forum Today
There must be some twisted UN logic to appointing the country with the most recent experience in using chemical weapons on civilians to the forum that tries to ban their use in the first place.
Roger Waters: Syrian Chemical Attack ‘Fake News’
"The White Helmets are a fake organization that exists only to create propaganda for the jihadists and terrorists," Waters asserted.
Netanyahu Reiterates Israel’s Support for US Decision to Attack Chemical Weapons in Syria
"The United States, France and the United Kingdom demonstrated that their commitment is not limited to proclamations of principle."
Israel Foreign Ministry Condemns Chemical Attack on Douma
“The attack shows clearly that Syria continues to possess lethal chemical weapons capabilities and even to manufacture new ones."
WATCH: Syrian Teen Journalist Warns Assad Has Used Chemical Warfare, Again
There has also been another chemical attack, the second in less than a week -- aimed at the nearby town of Arbin.
NYT: UN Probe Finds North Korea Linked to Syrian Chemical Weapons
The North Korean components spotted by the UN inspectors were part of at least 40 previously unreported shipments from North Korea to Syria between 2012 and 2017.
Report: Israel Treats New Syrian Chemical Attack Victims
The injured were allegedly brought to the Syrian-Israeli border, and then transferred to Ziv Medical Center in Tzefat, according to an Israeli source.
Report: North Korea’s Huge Stockpile of Deadly Chemical Weapons Was Shared With Syria
“We know that the jihadis have a lot of money . . . Would Kim Jong-un sell deadly VX for $40 million a kilogram? I think absolutely they would.”
IDF Chief: Nasrallah a Legitimate Target for Elimination
"We have a common goal – to prevent Iran from becoming a regional North Korea. It is an effort by the State of Israel, by the moderate Sunni states in the Middle East, and by the entire world."
Israel’s ‘Not Routine’ Strike on Syrian Special Weapons Facility Confirmed by Imagery
Israel is in this as a fight for her existence, and will not be deterred or limited by the military arrangements of others. Put more bluntly, Russia’s interests in Syria, and effective control of Syrian airspace, will not hold a veto over Israel’s strategic latitude.
Report: North Korea Sent Shipments to Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program
The panel is also investigating cooperation between Syria and North Korea on Syrian Scud missile programs, and surface-to-air missile defense systems.
House of Lords Urging Anti-Trump Revolt, Palestinian State
The report recommends that the UK government should distance itself from US President Donald Trump in the Middle East.
Trump on Eve of Memorial Day: Holocaust ‘Darkest Chapter of Human History’
'Six million Jews, two-thirds of the Jews in Europe, murdered by the Nazi genocide. They were murdered by an evil that words cannot describe, and that the human heart cannot bear.'
Russia Vetoes UNSC Condemnation of Assad’s Chemical Attack
Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said after the vote that his country condemns in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons or any other weapons of mass destruction.
Eric Trump: Ivanka Influenced President on Syria
I'm sure she said, "Listen, this is horrible stuff."
Sean Spicer Makes Incredibly Stupid Hitler Comparison, Apologizes
...and the anti-Trump activists go wild.
Netanyahu Endorses Trump’s Attack in Syria, Demands Buffer Zone
A new Syria might be divided or unified, all Israel demands out of the deal is the safety of its civilian population.
U.S. Fires 59 Tomahawk Missiles to Destroy Syrian Airfield Near Sarin Gas Storage Tanks...
The 59 Tomahawk missiles were fired at the air base from which the Sukhoi 24 took off to drop the sarin gas on Idlib province.
Pope Using Religious Terminology to Bewail ‘Plague of Terrorism’
The term 'Plague of Terrorism' is relatively recent, it depicts terrorism as an act of nature or, if you will, something whose source might be supernatural.
Democratic Congresswoman Introduces ‘Stop Arming Terrorists Act’
'If you or I gave money, weapons or support to al-Qaeda or ISIS, we would be thrown in jail. Why does our government get a free pass on this?'