Editing Chemical warfare (section)

=== 21st Century ===
The [[Ba'athist Syria|Ba'athist regime]] in Syria has used [[sarin]], [[chlorine]], and [[mustard gas]] in numerous deadly chemical attacks against civilian populations in the [[Syrian civil war]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CDC {{!}} Facts About Sarin |url=http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/sarin/basics/facts.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030414181911/http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/sarin/basics/facts.asp |archive-date=April 14, 2003 |access-date=October 7, 2015 |website=www.bt.cdc.gov}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/world/middleeast/syria-used-chlorine-in-bombs-against-civilians-report-says.html Syria Used Chlorine in Bombs Against Civilians, Report Says], ''The New York Times'', Rick Gladstone, August 24, 2016 retrieved August 25, 2016.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Detels, Abdool Karim, Baum, Li, H. Leyland |first1=Roger, Quarraisha, Fran, Liming, Alastair |title=Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health, Volume 3 |last2=S. Levy |first2=Barry |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-19-887168-2 |editor-first= |edition=7th |location=Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom |pages=396 |chapter=Collective violence: war}}</ref>

During the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Russia has been reported to deploy [[CS gas]] through K-51 grenades dropped by [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|unmanned drones]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-27 |title=Military: 465 documented cases of Russia using chemical weapons in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-465-documented-cases-of-russia-using-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine-since-feb-24-2022/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> On 13 December 2024, the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian military]] stated that over 4,800 incidents involving chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces have been record since the war began, which resulted in over 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers having been hospitalized, and 3 deaths. The use of gas was often hidden by heavy Russian "intense artillery, rocket, and bomb attacks”, forcing Ukrainian soldiers out of their positions. They saw less use of chemical gas in cold weather, as it reduced the effectiveness of the K-51 gas grenades.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Martina Sapio |date=2024-12-14 |title=Over 2,000 Ukrainian military personnel hospitalized for chemical poisoning since start of full-scale war, Ukrainian colonel says |url=https://kyivindependent.com/2-000-servicemen-poisoned-3-dead-from-russian-chemical-weapons-since-start-of-war-ukrainian-colonel-says/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=The Kyiv Independent |language=en}}</ref> A recent [[United States and the Russian invasion of Ukraine|US aid package to Ukraine]] included “nuclear, chemical and radiological protective equipment”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-13|title= U.S. boosts Ukraine’s defense needs with new arms package |url= https://english.nv.ua/nation/washington-s-72nd-aid-package-includes-critical-weapons-for-ukraine-s-defense-50473918.html |access-date=2024-12-15|website=The New Voice of Ukraine|language=en}}</ref>