Organisation For The Prohibition Of Chemical Weapons

Pressure mounts on Syria, Russia to come clean on chemical weapons

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says there is a "serious threat" against world efforts to eradicate chemical armaments.

Syria loses voting rights at chemical weapons watchdog, poison gas findings

Member states of the global chemical watchdog voted to suspend rights and privileges of Syria’s Bashar al Assad regime, including the right to vote at the organisation.

Chemical weapons watchdog considers suspending Syria membership

This would be the first time OPCW imposes maximum punishment on one of its 193 member states if the Assad regime is indeed sanctioned over its use of toxic arms and its failure to declare arsenal.

Chemical weapons watchdog to take action on Syria sarin attacks

An April report by a new investigations team at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons found the Syrian regime air force used sarin gas and chlorine on the village of Lataminah in March 2017.

EU mulls more Syria sanctions after chemical ruling

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for the first time explicitly blamed the Syrian regime for chemical attacks using sarin and chlorine in 2017.

UN is negotiating with Syrian regime, Russians after Douma probe halted

UN Department of Safety and Security says it is discussing security with the regime and Russia after an advance team came under fire. The team was in Douma, site of a suspected gas attack that triggered US-led strikes, ahead of an OPCW visit.

Syrian regime blamed for chlorine gas attack on rebels

Failaq al-Rahman rebel group says attack caused suffocation to more than 30 people. Regime forces dismiss the attack as fabrication.