Violating International Chemicals Ban In past decades the Middle East has been involved in a string of events ranging from diplomatic talks, alleged terrorists attacks, and war stricken countries. Recently, Syria has been accused of violating the International Chemicals Ban, which prohibits the use of chemical weapons during warfare. Amongst other things, many reports from the Middle East are confirming the suspicion of chemical attacks in Saraqeb, carried out by the Syrian government on unsuspecting civilians. This horrific event has raised many questions internationally regarding the inconsistencies surrounding Syria's cooperation with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Many diplomats have since gathered in hopes of re-energizing the search for an elusive political solution (New York Times, 2015). All three articles appear strikingly similar in the information that was reported. The New York Times not only covered Syria's most recent tragedy, but also went into detail on past events that led up to this moment. For example, they recapped on peace talks where international inspectors [began to question] whether Damascus was violating the terms of a deal brokered by Russia and the United States in 2013 that forestalled an American military strike� Similarly, The Wall Street Journal reported that Syria joined the Chemical Weapons convention in 2014, but despite its agreement Syria is continuing to use chlorine. The OPCW launched a fact-finding mission in April 2014 to investigate the charges, concluding in September that chlorine was used systematically and repeatedly�in northern Syria villages” (WST, 2015). While, the Israeli based newspaper Haaretz, suspected that the Syrian government was behind the chemical attack that “injured some 40 people and killed a child in the country's northwest�(Haaretz, 2015). Due to the harsh nature of these attacks, all three reports seem to merge in hopes of prospective change. While not prevalent, it is not uncommon for reporters to agree when situations amidst many circumstances, causes for change in order to make the world a safer place. One thing that stood out the most in all articles is not the fact that they all agreed, but the state of affairs surrounding the Syria government and the threat he poses in the fight for democracy.