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Investigators from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) were expected to arrive Sunday in the former rebel city of Duma, near Damascus, to investigate the alleged chemical attack that triggered Western strikes against the Al Assad regime. Read more
Russia and China have hampered the United Nations Security Council from imposing sanctions on Syria for the use of chemical weapons in the war-torn country with their “no” votes. While nine of the Council’s 15 members voted in favor, Bolivia Read more
The UN Security Council unanimously voted on extending investigations aimed at identifying the perpetrators of the chemical attacks in Syria last year and requested that a report be completed within 90 days by the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) of the Read more
The report on the findings of chemical use in Syria has been leaked ahead of its release. President Assad’s forces have been accused of using chemical weapons against the population in rebel controlled areas; Damascus denies it. The report is Read more