The Nobel Peace Prize 2013 was awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons "for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons". OPCW's Director-General Ahmet ...

After the war ended, officials quickly pushed to outlaw chemical weapons in war ... the world’s arsenal,” Spiers added. Chosen as a symbol because they grew over the graves of soldiers ...

The Balisan Valley's chemical attack is a painful reminder that Kurdish communities across Iraq were systematically targeted ...