Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons
- BEIRUT: Syria has begun destroying the remnants of a clandestine Assad-era chemical weapons program that it recovered in May, the first such destruction in a decade, a Syrian envoy and a UN representative said on Thursday (Sep 3).
- Reuters reported in May that Syria's new leadership had located remnants of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons program, including raw materials and munitions similar to those used in deadly gas attacks during the country's civil war.
- Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, told a Security Council briefin
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- BEIRUT: Syria has begun destroying the remnants of a clandestine Assad-era chemical weapons program that it recovered in May, the first such destruction in a decade, a Syrian envoy and a UN representative said on Thursday (Sep 3).
- Reuters reported in May that Syria's new leadership had located remnants of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons program, including raw materials and munitions similar to those used in deadly gas attacks during the country's civil war.
- Izumi Nakamitsu, the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, told a Security Council briefin
Sources: CNA