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Russian forces destroy 2 chemical arms bases in Syria
[Iran Press TV] The head of the Russian military's branch for protection from chemical weapons says his forces have managed to dismantle two chemical weapons facilities in the formerly holy warrior-held areas in war-torn Syria.Major General Igor Kirillov said on Friday that Moscow will provide the data to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), without elaborating on the exact location of the facilities that were destroyed this month. The two bases were the last out of the 27 chemical weapons sites in Syria, Russian media reported. The Syrian government turned over its entire chemical stockpile under a deal negotiated by Russia and the US back in 2013. The OPCW oversaw the operations to remove the chemical arsenal from Syria and destroy it. Friday’s development raises doubts about the West claims that the Syrian army is in possession of chemical weapons. That would be Russian supervised 'possession' as approved by Saddam. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-26 |
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