The world’s chemical weapons watchdog has announced that no nerve agents or other phosphate chemicals were used in an April 7, 2018 incident in Douma, Syria—contrary to claims by US President Donald Trump who called the Syrian leader “Animal Assad” and launched missile strikes against that country. According to the official report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons... 

Syrian Chemical Weapon The West will retaliate harshly if the Syrian army deploys chemical weapons, France’s foreign minister said Monday. Damascus vowed not to use its chemical arsenal against its own people, but left the option open in the event of a foreign invasion. ­The Syrian army is believed to possess stockpiles of nerve agents and mustard gas, and the Scud missiles capable of delivering...