US EditionSyria unveils plan to eliminate Assad's chemical weapons
An international taskforce led by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons will inspect up to 100 sites to eliminate Syria's chemical arms legacy.
- On Wednesday, Syria launched a U.S.-backed plan to destroy legacy chemical weapons from the Bashar al-Assad era, aiming to eliminate toxic munitions left by the ousted regime.
- During Syria's civil war, Assad ran a clandestine program that killed thousands; despite declaring a 1,300-ton stockpile to the Chemical Weapons Convention in 2013, the regime concealed the program's full extent.
- Syria's UN Ambassador Ibrahim Olabi stated the government is "leading the resolve" to eliminate the weapons, though he admitted, "We don't know what's remaining." Experts must inspect 100 sites to determine scope.
- An international taskforce including Germany, Britain, Canada, and France will oversee destruction under the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, as President Ahmed al-Sharaa promised full access to inspectors.
- Ongoing regional security tensions, including the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, complicate the mission's timing, though officials warn the costly, time-consuming operation is essential to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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Türkiye joins task force to eliminate remnants of Assad regime’s chemical weapons program in Syria
Task force to provide training, equipment and technical support for safe detection, storage and destruction of chemical weapons remnants, addressing Syria’s capacity gaps - Anadolu Ajansı
Olabi said that Syria, with the support of the United States, is launching a plan to destroy chemical weapons.
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der Standard DEResidual stocks are to be tracked down and destroyed under the supervision of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), said Syria's Uno Ambassador Olabi
On Wednesday (March 18), Syria's new government formally announced a US-backed "historic plan" during a UN meeting to completely eradicate chemical weapons left behind by the regime of former leader Bashar al-Assad and end one of the most tragic chapters of the country's civil war.
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