CLASSIFICATION

Syria: Chemical Use Since Accession to the CWC The Syrian regime has not declared all the elements of its program to the OPCW and the regime continues to use chemicals as a means of warfare, as it has every year since acceding to the Chemical Convention in 2013.

7 April: Chemical attack on 7 August: OPCW-UN Duma, 21 August: Chemical Joint Investigative attack on East Ghouta Mechanism (JIM) 14 April: U.S.-led established by UNSC strikes on CW targets 31 August: U.S. announces plans 4 January: All declared 26 October: OPCW-UN JIM for strikes Syrian chemical determines Asad regime used weapons destroyed in Khan Shaykhun attack 14 October: joins the Chemical Weapons 4 April: Chemical Convention; Syria declared attack on Khan 1,328 metric tons of 10 September: FFM Shaykhun chemical agent determines that and 12 chemical warfare used “systematically 7 April: U.S. strikes production facilities and repeatedly” Shayrat Airfield

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

18 April: Chemical 6 November: OPCW 30 June: FFM attack on Kafr Zayta FFM determines that confirms sarin used chemicals used in in Khan Shaykhun 21 April: Chemical more attacks attack on Talmenes 17 November: OPCW-UN 6 March: UNSC adopts JIM expires after Russia & 29 April: OPCW Fact- resolution 2209 Bolivia veto UNSC renewal Finding Mission condemning use of 1 August: Chemical (FFM) established chlorine as a weapon attack in 14 September: U.S.- 16 March: Chemical 24 August: OPCW-UN JIM Russia Framework attack in Qmenas Agreement reached determines Asad regime 24 March: Chemical used chemicals in attack in 2014 & 2015 attacks Text in red: Examples of Syria’s repeated chemical use.