Investigation of alleged CW use in Syria: The reports 2013–15

[Cross-posted from The Trench]

Investigations under the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism

• Report on the Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in the Ghouta Area of Damascus on 21 August 2013 (16 September 2013)
• United Nations Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic: Final report (12 December 2013)

Investigations by the OPCW Fact-Finding MIssion

• Summary report of the work of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria covering the period from 3 to 31 May 2014 (16 June 2014)
• Second report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria: Key findings (10 September 2014)
• Third report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria (18 December 2014)
• Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria regarding the incidents described in communications from the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates and Head of the National Authority of the Syrian Arab Republic from 15 December 2014 to 15 June 2015
  • Interim report (29 October 2015)
  • Final report (17 December 2015)
• Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria regarding alleged incidents in the Idlib Governorate of the Syrian Arab Republic between 16 March and 20 May 2015 (29 October 2015)
• Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria regarding alleged incidents in Marea, Syrian Arab Republic August 2015 (29 October 2015)

The Trench blog comments

• 16 November: Investigation of alleged chlorine attacks in the Idlib Governorate (Syria) in March – May 2015
• 23 November: CW incidents alleged by the Syrian government: an industrial chemical as likely cause?
• 3 January: Syrian soldiers exposed to ‘sarin or a sarin-like substance’