British Companies Sold Poison Gas Chemicals To Syria For Years

Britain Sent Poison Gas Chemicals To Assad: Proof That The UK Delivered Sarin Agent To Syrian Regime For SIX Years -- Daily Mail

* British companies delivered sodium flouride to Syrian firm from 2004-2010
* The chemical is a key component in manufacture of nerve gas
* Sale has been blasted as 'grossly irresponsible' in light of chemical attacks
* Intelligence expert says substance will have been diverted to regime

British companies sold chemicals to Syria that could have been used to produce the deadly nerve agent that killed 1,400 people, The Mail on Sunday can reveal today.

Between July 2004 and May 2010 the Government issued five export licences to two companies, allowing them to sell Syria sodium fluoride, which is used to make sarin.

The Government last night admitted for the first time that the chemical was delivered to Syria – a clear breach of international protocol on the trade of dangerous substances that has been condemned as ‘grossly irresponsible’.

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UK firms supplied chemicals to Syria with Government permission before conflict -- London Evening Standard
Syria chemical sale probe urged -- Express.co.uk
UK delivered Syria chemicals needed for sarin production ‘for 6 years’ -- RT
UK confirms sale of chemicals by its firms to Syria -- Indian Express
Syria chemical sale probe urged -- Belfast Telegraph
Report: UK companies sold poison gas chemicals to Assad’s regime -- Al Arabiya
Did British Government Help Assad Launch Syrian Chemical Attack With Sodium Fluoride Sale? -- Huffington Post

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Are Syrian Warplanes Testing British Air Defenses In Cyprus?

Image from The Daily Mail

Syrian Warplanes Test British Air Defenses in Cyprus -- Arutz Sheva

RAF Typhoon fighters recently won a mid-air showdown with two Syrian warplanes heading towards Britain’s base in Cyprus.

RAF Typhoon fighters won a mid-air showdown with two Syrian warplanes heading towards Britain’s main base in Cyprus, the Sunday People reports.

The dramatic confrontation came after President Bashar Al-Assad’s air chiefs sent two Russian-made Sukhoi Su-24s to probe British air defenses, the report said.

The Syrian bombers refused to respond to repeated attempts by the control tower at the UK’s Akrotiri air base to contact them.

RAF pilots flying the advanced combat jet were scrambled before the Sukhois could enter our 14-mile air exclusion zone.

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More News On Reports That Syrian Warplanes Are Testing British Air Defenses In Cyprus

British jets in Cyprus scrambled to chase after Syrian planes that crossed into international airspace -- Daily Mail
Syrian warplanes flee after testing defences at British air base in Cyprus -- Mirror.co.uk
RAF Scrambles Typhoons Amid Syria Tensions -- SKY News
UK Royal Air Force Jets Chase Away Syrian Warplanes Approaching Cyprus -- Algemeiner
British jets in Syrian air fight threat -- Daily Star

WNU Editor: Hat Tip to regular reader Luis Ferreira for this tip.

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Britain Sold Nerve Gas Chemicals To Syria 10 months Into The Uprising

Bodies of people said to have been killed by nerve gas in the Ghouta region of Damascus Photo: Reuters

Revealed: Britain Sold Nerve Gas Chemicals To Syria 10 Months After War Began -- Daily Record

FURIOUS politicians have demanded Prime Minister David Cameron explain why chemical export licenses were granted to firms last January – 10 months after the Syrian uprising began.

BRITAIN allowed firms to sell chemicals to Syria capable of being used to make nerve gas, the Sunday Mail can reveal today.

Export licences for potassium fluoride and sodium fluoride were granted months after the bloody civil war in the Middle East began.

The chemical is capable of being used to make weapons such as sarin, thought to be the nerve gas used in the attack on a rebel-held Damascus suburb which killed nearly 1500 people, including 426 children, 10 days ago.

President Bashar Assad’s forces have been blamed for the attack, leading to calls for an armed response from the West.

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More News On Reports That Britain Sold Nerve Gas Chemicals To Syria 10 months Into The Uprising

Government allowed export of nerve gas chemicals to Syria -- The Telegraph
Ministers face questions over licensing of chemical exports to Syria -- The Guardian
Government let British company export nerve gas chemicals to Syria -- The Independent
Anger at Syria chemicals trade deal -- Belfast Telegraph

Update: 'Sarin chemicals' export claim rejected by UK -- BBC

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