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Syria Must Explain Chemical Warfare Agents: Watchdog
(AFP/Daily Star - Lebanon) The world's chemical weapons watchdog is pressing Syria to explain why it has four undeclared warfare agents, its head said July 13, after a U.S. official accused Damascus of continuing to hoard a toxic stockpile. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons chief Ahmet Uzumcu said despite previous declarations by Syria, OPCW teams have found indications of five additional chemical agents. The U.S. permanent representative to the OPCW voiced frustration with Syria's perceived lack of cooperation in the process to verify its chemical arsenal. Kenneth Ward said the OPCW's latest findings were "indicative of (the) production, weaponization and storage of chemical warfare agent by the Syrian military."