Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has in its possession a portion of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s arsenal of chemical weapons, according to a former Libyan intelligence official. Ahmad Qadhaf Al-Dam, a cousin of Gadhafi, made the claim in an interview with the Egyptian Dream TV network on Jan. 18. His comments […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) used mustard gas in an attack in Hasakah, Syria, U.S. investigators have confirmed. The U.S. is still investigating the amount and sophistication of how the agent was delivered, according to a CNN report. Investigators are also examining samples from an ISIL attack this past week […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has reported the destruction of its weapons of mass destruction stockpile. The Tripoli government said all of Libya’s chemical weapons arsenal was destroyed with NATO assistance. Officials said the demolition was overseen by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which embarked on a similar mission in Syria. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has offered to remove Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. The administration of President Barack Obama has drafted plans to remove the CW stockpile of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials said the Defense Department has offered a technical solution to transfer the CW from war-torn Syria […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has ruled out the capture of Syria’s chemical weapons facilities amid reports of non-conventional attacks by the regime of President Bashar Assad. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has told Congress that the prospect of U.S. military intervention was unlikely to stop Assad’s CW operations […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq has agreed to help dispose of weapons of mass destruction in Libya. Officials said the Baghdad government has approved an effort to help Libya remove chemical weapons found in the arsenal of the late Libyan Col. Moammar Gadhafi. The officials said the project would begin over the next few […]