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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Molly Quell

Concern over Syria's chemical weapons stockpile triggers emergency meeting of global monitor

APTOPIX Syria - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The global chemical weapons watchdog opened an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria over concerns about the country’s stockpile of toxic chemicals in the wake of the overthrow of President Bashar Assad.

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons told Syria on Monday the country is under obligations to comply with rules to safeguard and destroy dangerous substances, such as chlorine gas, after rebels entered the capital, Damascus, at the weekend.

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