Syrian Government Announces Plan for Chemical Weapons Elimination Under US Support
Syria unveiled a new plan on Wednesday to eliminate the stockpile of legacy chemical weapons previously utilized during President Assad's regime, with Washington providing support and funding. The initiative aims specifically at removing arsenals that were used against civilians over decades under Bashar al-Assad before his ouster in 2015 by opposition forces supported internationally including US-led coalition efforts led by France Germany Turkey Saudi Arabia Jordan Egypt Morocco Lebanon Israel Pakistan India China Russia Japan Australia South Korea Canada Mexico Brazil Argentina Chile...
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1Syria has announced a new initiative to eliminate its stockpile of chemical weapons under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad.
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2The Syrian government stated that this plan was previously kept secret and represents an official move toward disarmament.
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Syria has announced a new initiative to eliminate the chemical weapons stockpile left over from Bashar al-Assad's regime, which was previously kept secret.
— [Mar 18, 22:10] Syria unveils plan to rid country of Assad's chemical weapons stockpile (Jpost)Multiple international sources report that Syrian officials have revealed a strategy for the total destruction of their remaining arsenals of toxic munitions acquired during Bashar al-Assad's rule.
— [Mar 18, 21:09] Syria Unveils Plan to Eliminate Assad's Chemical Weapons (Algemeiner, Thehindu, Al-monitor)'This was a secret program,' the Syrian government stated regarding its hidden stockpile of chemical weapons that it has now decided to dismantle.
— [Mar 18, 20:35] Sirija otkrila plan za uništenje Asadovog kemijskog oruz̑ja (Index.hr)Syria has launched a U.S.-backed plan to destroy its legacy chemical weapons program under new President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government. This initiative involves an international taskforce inspecting up to 100 sites and destroying the remaining stockpile, which includes sarin, chlorine, and sulfur mustard gas used during Assad's regime from December 2024 onward despite his earlier declaration of a 1,300-ton arsenal in 2013.