IAEA set to remove nuclear material from Syrian site in US-brokered deal - report
US officials said the material is not weapons-grade but could be used in a radiological dirty bomb.
- On Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency and Syrian government reached an agreement to remove nuclear materials from a clandestine facility known as Site 99, following diplomatic talks involving the U.S. and Israel.
- The facility contains residues from the clandestine Al-Kibar reactor, a plutonium production site developed under former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad before Israel bombed the complex in 2007.
- Israeli intelligence maintained surveillance on the location for two years, threatening to bomb the site if Syria attempted to access the materials, which officials say could be used in a 'dirty bomb.'
- President Donald Trump's administration secured the Syrian government's 'buy in' for the removal, with a U.S. official stating the new government has been a 'good partner' in the newly established relationship.
- Removal efforts are expected to commence soon, with a U.S. official expressing hope the process will conclude before the end of the year, effectively neutralizing the radiological threat.
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An agreement has been reached between the IAEA, the US, Israel and the new Syrian government to remove nuclear material buried underground at Syria's secret Site 99, although according to US officials, work is still ongoing and the material has not yet been removed.
US negotiates deal for removal of nuclear material from covert Syrian site: Report
The United States negotiated a plan to remove nuclear material from a clandestine site in Syria after reaching an agreement with the governments of Syria and Israel. According to the deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency will safely remove the nuclear material from a secret nuclear storage site called “Site 99,” which contains the remnants of nuclear material acquired or produced as part of former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s aborted n…
Report: IAEA to remove nuclear material from secret Syrian site after US-Israel deal
Assad-era yellowcake and nuclear residue remain at clandestine ‘Site 99’; Israel threatened another strike and later feared Syria, possibly with Turkish help, was trying to gain access before Washington brokered an IAEA removal deal
Trump administration reaches secret deals with Syria and Israel to remove nuclear materials
ALBAWABA- The administration of US President Donald Trump has reached secret understandings with the Syrian government and Israel to remove nuclear materials stored at a covert site in Syria, according to US and Israeli officials cited by Al-Arabiya, which reported on an investigation by Axios...
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