Syria begins destroying remnants of Assad-era chemical weapons programme
Syria has begun destroying remnants of the chemical weapons programme built under former President Bashar al-Assad, according to Syrian and United Nations officials. The work includes raw materials and munitions linked to the country's civil war-era chemical arsenal. Officials said the destruction is being carried out under international verification.At a briefing to the United Nations Security Council, the UN high representative for disarmament affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons had verified the destruction of chemical munitions in Syria for the first time since 2014. She said Syrian authorities located remnants of the programme in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Sep 2026 19:04 LONDON
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