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OPCW points to 17 chemical attacks in Syria

Chemical weapons were used or likely used in at least 17 attacks in Syria, the international chemical weapons watchdog told the U.N. Security Council.

,   and  John Heilprin
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OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias briefs the U.N. Security Council
OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias briefs the U.N. Security Council (AN/OPCW)

UNITED NATIONS (AN) — Nerve agent sarin, chlorine and other deadly substances were used or likely used in at least 17 military strikes during the Syrian war, the head of the international organization that investigates chemical weapons attacks told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday.

Fernando Arias, director-general of The Hague, Netherlands-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or OPCW, said its experts came to that conclusion after investigating 77 such alleged attacks.

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Nuclear Security & WMD — Chemical Weapons Convention 1997 — Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) — Middle East

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