Chemical Attack

• U.K. police say London chemical attack suspect likely vanished in the Thames

  Metropolitan Police Commander Jon Savell said closed-circuit television images showed Abdul Ezedi walking on a bridge over the river but never exiting it.

  Crime

  Feb 9, 2024
  
• Quebec woman facing charges in alleged chemical attack in Milton, Ont.

  Halton Regional Police say a Quebec woman was arrested in connection with an assault with an unknown chemical on a family member Thursday that caused life-altering injuries.

  Crime

  Mar 15, 2023
  
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• Chemical weapons watchdog demands answers from Syria after chlorine cylinders destroyed

  The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Syria's government had reported that two cylinders were destroyed by a June 8 airstrike on a Syrian military facility.

  World

  Aug 4, 2021
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• Syria used chlorine in attack last year that sparked U.S. airstrike: watchdog

  The Prohibition of Chemical Weapons investigated the April 7, 2018 attack that killed more than 40 people.

  World

  Mar 1, 2019
• Vladimir Putin foresees ‘global chaos’ if U.S.-led coalition attacks Syria again

  Putin warned that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure on Russia with new economic sanctions.

  World

  Apr 15, 2018
• Donald Trump takes to Twitter after Syria airstrikes: ‘Mission Accomplished!’

  Donald Trump is tweeting about what he calls “a perfectly executed strike” against Syria.

  Politics

  Apr 14, 2018
• Trudeau supports U.S.-led military action after Syrian chemical attack

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his support of the joint military action by U.S., U.K. and France against Syria announced late Friday night.

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2018
• Transcript: Donald Trump’s full statement on military action against Syria

  As Trump spoke, explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus. Syrian state TV said the army’s air defenses shot down 13 missiles. Here's his full statement.

  World

  Apr 13, 2018
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• U.S. and allies launch military strikes against Syrian chemical weapon targets

  Over 100 weapon strikes rained down on Syrian targets after the U.S., France and the U.K. launched a joint military option aimed at crippling the Syrian regime's chemical weapons capabilities.

  World

  Apr 13, 2018
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• Russia denies chemical weapon attack in Syria, warns against U.S. retaliation

  "There was no chemical weapons attack," Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the U.N. Security Council on Monday.

  World

  Apr 9, 2018