Syria: Chemical Weapons
Lords · Question HL10473 · Tabled 11 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 26 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno
To ask His Majesty's Government how many chemical weapon attacks took place in Syria under Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 26 Sep 2025
Independent international investigations mandated by the UN Security Council and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have confirmed that the Assad regime used chemical weapons at least nine times against its own people after Sy...