Contents

SIPRI Yearbook 2019

SIPRI Yearbook 2019

I. Allegations of use of chemical weapons in Syria

Chapter:
8. Chemical and biological security threats
Source:
SIPRI Yearbook 2019
Author(s):
Caitríona McLeish, Filippa Lentzos

In 2018 the conflict in Syria entered its seventh year and, as in previous years, allegations of chemical weapon (CW) use continued to be made.1 The most recent of these allegations came on 28 November when the Syrian authorities notified the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) of an incident of alleged CW use in Aleppo on 24 November.2 As well as analysing and investigating such allegations through its Fact-finding Mission (FFM), the OPCW Declaration Assessment Team (DAT) continued its efforts to clarify outstanding issues regarding the initial declaration submitted by Syria.

Citation (MLA):
McLeish, Caitríona, and Filippa Lentzos. "8. Chemical and biological security threats." SIPRI Yearbook. SIPRI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016. Web. 12 Jun. 2025. <https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198839996/sipri-9780198839996-chapter-8-div1-049.xml>.
Citation (APA):
McLeish, C., & Lentzos, F. (2016). 8. Chemical and biological security threats. In SIPRI, SIPRI Yearbook 2019: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 12 Jun. 2025, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198839996/sipri-9780198839996-chapter-8-div1-049.xml
Citation (Chicago):
McLeish, Caitríona, and Filippa Lentzos. "8. Chemical and biological security threats." In SIPRI Yearbook 2019: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, SIPRI. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016). Retrieved 12 Jun. 2025, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198839996/sipri-9780198839996-chapter-8-div1-049.xml
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