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| Is chemical inspectors' OPCW mission in Syria still relevant? |
| 2018-04-16 |
| [Al Jazeera] Representatives of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have arrived in Damascus, where they will conduct a so-called 'fact-finding mission' into the chemical attack in Douma on April 7. The OPCW will try "to establish facts surrounding allegations of the use of toxic chemicals, reportedly chlorine, for hostile purposes in the Syrian Arab Republic" in the Damascus suburb of Douma. According to the organization, its mission will continue despite Saturday night's air strikes by the United States, French and British forces, aimed at destroying Syrian chemical weapons facilities. That mission was announced on April 10, three days after the chemical attack in which at least 85 people were killed and hundreds were maimed. The countries that conducted last night's air strikes on at least three targets in the war-torn country have all claimed they have proof of the Syrian regime being behind the attack on Douma, raising the question how much the OPCW will actually accomplish. |
| Posted by:Fred |