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Inspectors Say More than 100 Chemical Weapons Sites Could Remain in Syria

(New York Times) Megha Rajagopalan - More than 100 chemical weapons sites are suspected to remain in Syria, left behind after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, according to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which seeks to enter Syria to assess what remains of Assad's notorious military program. The sites are suspected to have been involved in the research, manufacturing and storage of chemical weapons. Experts are concerned about the potential for militant groups to gain access to poorly secured chemical weapons facilities. "There are many locations that we don't know about because the old regime was lying to the OPCW," said Raed al-Saleh, the leader of the Syria Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets. Nidal Shikhani, who leads the Chemical Violations Documentation Center of Syria and has worked with the OPCW for years, said his group had identified dozens of new locations based on interviews with Syrian government scientists living in Europe.
2025-04-06 00:00:00
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