Talk:Rebel possession of chemical weapons

Rebel CW possession?
We should start a dedicated page on rebel possession of chemical weapons. Here is one claim, previously overlooked: Analyzed in more detail here: -- Petri Krohn (talk) 03:34, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
 * حقيقة من يستخدم الغازات الكيماوية / إعتراف واضح بإستخدام الجيش الحر هذه الغازات (The fact of the uses of chemical gases / clear recognition using the army free of these gases) – SyriaTube, 07/10/2013
 * Evidence: Syria gas attack work of U.S. allies – WND, August 27, 2013

Gas in Iraq
This article claims that there were tons of old chemical weapons in Iraq. If true, this might be a possible source too.
 * American Forces Found 5,000 Chemical Weapons In Iraq—Just Not the Ones the Bush Administration Claimed Were There

-- Baldur (talk) 14:19, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

This NY Times article appear related. At least those guys presumably use reliable sources.--Resup (talk) 15:46, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

From Facebook
Some feedback on Facebook:
 * https://www.facebook.com/hands.off.syria2/posts/520709171348319?comment_id=53062662&offset=0&total_comments=1

Evidence that may be useful for your future posts. Two sources of chemical weapons are used by rebels in Syria.
 * Andy Yip:


 * Source 1:
 * 1) Turkey confirms and identified the Al-Qaeda sarin gas ring in Syria.
 * 2) * http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/09/15/turkey-confirms-syrian-rebels-with-al-qaida-ties-sought-chemical-weapons/
 * 3) This video shows Al-Qaeda linked Chemical Weapon attack with possible foreign support in behind. It shows the chemical lab in a captured rebel compound.
 * 4) * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGz_LCGg2TI
 * 5) The UN inspectors were requested to check out chemical weapons in rebels' hands back in May 2013.
 * 6) * http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/uns-carla-del-ponte-says-there-is-evidence-rebels-may-have-used-sarin-in-syria-8604920.html..
 * 7) The videos of launching the same blue gas containers on the rockets by rebels.
 * 8) * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I_WsMKjH6Q
 * 9) * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JT6cIOgfoU


 * Source 2:


 * 1) On 16 Dec 2012, Washington Post reported that rebels who seized the Sheik Suleiman military base near Aleppo, where research on chemical weapons had been conducted. Rebels are also closing in on another base near Aleppo, known as Safirah, which has served as a major production center for such munitions.
 * 2) * http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-16/world/35864232_1_chemical-weapons-chemical-arms-free-syrian-army
 * 3) On 03 Aug 2013, AFP reported that the rebels captured government weapon depot with ground to ground missiles.
 * 4) * http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4413122,00.html.
 * 5) On 08 Aug 2013, there are reports that rebels have the capacity of firing captured military grade (not homemade) ground-to-ground missile system from their looting of weapon depots.
 * 6) * http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/08/08/syrian-rebels-capture-11-villages-near-assads-hometown-alawite-heartland/

In this 2nd scenario, There is a high possibility of Al-Qaeda linked rebels looting Syrian army weapon, deploying the chemical weapon with captured ground to ground rockets in order to blame the Syrian government.