Sentences with phrase «nerve agent sarin»

Today, many are still suffering from Gulf War Illness, a mysterious, multi-symptom disease that experts believe is linked to organophosphate nerve agents sarin and cyclosarin.

Evidence that the nerve agent sarin was also used was inconclusive, he said.

White House officials acknowledged that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale a number of times.

Washington (CNN)- The White House acknowledged Thursday the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale a number of times, according to a statement.

Syria is said to have one of the world's largest stockpiles of chemical weapons, including mustard gas and the nerve agent sarin.

The White House said Thursday that the U.S. believes «with some degree of varying confidence» the Syrian government has used chemical weapons — specifically the nerve agent sarin — against its own people.

In particular, the environmental, chemical and medical samples we have collected, provide clear and convincing evidence that surface - to - surface rockets containing the nerve agent sarin were used... in the Ghouta area of Damascus.

A team of U.N. inspectors has found «clear and convincing evidence» that a chemical weapons attack using the nerve agent sarin killed a large number of civilians near Damascus on 21 August.

Syrian President Bashar al - Assad's regime is thought to be holding stockpiles of the nerve agent sarin, and clearly there is willingness (from whichever side) to use it.