Chemical Weapons Watchdog Criticizes Assad Regime Over Undeclared Facility, 18 Other Issues
Posted by Scott Lucas | Dec 13, 2020 |
The world’s chemical weapons watchdog has criticized Syria’s Assad regime for failing to declare a production facility and its lack of response to 18 other issues.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which has found the regime responsible for sarin and chlorine attacks killing hundreds of civilians, issued the judgement on Friday.
OPCW Secretary-General Fernando Arias said that the regime’s chemical declaration has “gaps, inconsistencies, and discrepancies” and “still cannot be considered accurate and complete”.
He said that inspectors have gathered material and samples indicating “that production and/or weaponization of chemical warfare nerve agents took place” in a facility which was not listed. The OPCW has asked the Assad regime for a declaration of the exact types and quantities of chemical agents at the