Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) used the chemical agent mustard gas in attacks on Kurdish forces in Iraq in 2015, according to tests by a chemical arms watchdog group. A source at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) told Reuters that “laboratory tests had come back positive […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Syrian President Bashar Assad was said to have renewed chemical attacks on Sunni rebels. Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Assad approved limited CW attacks against rebels. Intelligence sources said the community determined that Syrian security forces were using a non-lethal CW agent meant to block rebel operations. “This […]
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 By Rael Jean Isaac Much of the current debate on Syria centers on whether Assad will in fact give up his chemical weapons. Not to worry. The chemical weapons agreement will be a resounding success. This is not because all or most of the weapons themselves will be found and destroyed. The […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Libya, despite its 2003 agreement with the West, has maintained a hidden stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Libya maintained a stockpile of chemical weapons not reported to the international community. OPCW said the amount of chemical munitions far exceeded that […]