Hosted by the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the conference, which has been running since 1998, provided an international forum for exchanging expertise, sharing lessons from chemical weapons destruction programmes and developing practical responses to…
BREAKING: FG confirms Ebola case in Abuja, identifies 44 close contacts The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Olufunso Doherty, has narrated what happened before police reportedly fired tear gas at participants commemorating the sixth anniversary of…
The research problem is the Sudanese Armed Forces’ use of chlorine as a weapon during the conflict and the resulting breach of Sudan’s international obligations. The study also addresses the gap between the gravity of the use and the international…
Without immediate and robust accountability, chemical weapons could be used again in Sudan, a newly published study by Veracity Papers warns, emphasizing that impunity threatens to normalize the use of banned substances in the ongoing conflict. Highlighting the severe humanitarian…
سانا Damascus, Oct. 13 (SANA) Syria’s Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais met with Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director-General Sabrina Dallafior and her accompanying delegation in Damascus to discuss boosting cooperation on resolving Syria’s chemical weapons file. According to…
As part of this commitment, States Parties to the Convention have obligations relating to certain toxic chemicals that are listed in the Convention and that could be used for weapons purposes. These obligations involve the collection of information and the…
Just the mention of certain cities–Ieper, Halabja, Sardasht and Ghouta–evokes painful images of suffering and death. The OPCW honours the memory of the victims of these attacks through its mission to eliminate these weapons from the world. Our…
Chemical Weapons - The provisions of this Article and the detailed procedures for its implementation shall apply to all chemical weapons owned or possessed by a State Party, or that are located in any place under its jurisdiction or control, except…
By Ryan N. Mannina The Battle of Hue (31 January – 3 March 1968) Map 1. Operation HUE CITY: Battle of Hue, February 1968 Map source: Villard, Staying the Course, 417. Figure 1. Artillery and Mortar Dead Space in Urban Terrain Image adapted from Department of the Army, FM…
Foreign Ministers of European Union member states have unanimously approved a new package of individual sanctions against Russia. It is set to cover more than 1,600 individuals and entities. The sanctions are primarily intended to strike the defence industry, including the…
Chemical weapons on the battlefield: Russia's use of chloropicrin and tear gas in Ukraine, chlorine in Sudan's war, and the investigations that follow.
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