Ake Sellstrom

UN to Investigate at Least Seven Cases of Chlorine and Mustard Gas Use in Syria

February 22, 2016

Seven possible cases of chemical weapons use in Syria — including chlorine and mustard gas — have been identified in a preliminary report released by a United Nations panel investigating who has deployed toxic weapons in the country’s civil war, now heading into its sixth year. No one has been apportioned blame by the …

Disarmament, Peace and Security, Syria

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Ban Confirms Chemical Weapons Were Leashed on Syrians, Based on UN Report

September 16, 2013

by Dulcie Leimbach

The much-awaited report by the United Nations investigative mission on the use of chemical weapons in Syria on Aug. 21 in Ghouta has been handed over to the secretary-general by Ake Sellstrom, the head of the mission; it has not been released to the public yet by the UN but France put it online. …

Disarmament, Middle East, Secretary-General, Security Council

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The UN Awaits Results of Chemical Weapons Analysis From Syria

September 3, 2013

by Dulcie Leimbach

In the daily unfolding drama behind the recent investigation by a United Nations team on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that all biomedical and environmental samples gathered by the inspectors “at sites of possible chemical weapons use in Syria” will arrive at designated laboratories in …

Disarmament, Middle East, Secretary-General, Security Council

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US to Increase Military Aid to Syrian Rebels, in Response to Chemical Weapons Use

June 13, 2013

by PassBlue

The United States will be increasing the “scope and scale” of its help to the main opposition group fighting in Syria against the country’s regime, based on recent assessments that the Syrian government used chemical weapons on several occasions in the last two months against the rebels and others. After a “confident” assessment made …