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| UN 'probes post 21 August Syria chemical attacks' | |
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| UN chemical weapons inspectors are investigating whether three chemical attacks were carried out in Syria after the 21 August Damascus incident that sparked threats of US military action. | UN chemical weapons inspectors are investigating whether three chemical attacks were carried out in Syria after the 21 August Damascus incident that sparked threats of US military action. |
| A UN statement said that, in all, seven alleged incidents of chemical weapons use were under investigation. | A UN statement said that, in all, seven alleged incidents of chemical weapons use were under investigation. |
| A UN team currently in Syria is set to complete its work on Monday. | |
| A UN resolution on making Syria's stockpile safe is expected soon, after the US and Russia agreed the text. | A UN resolution on making Syria's stockpile safe is expected soon, after the US and Russia agreed the text. |
| Experts from the world's chemical weapons watchdog, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), are then expected to begin inspecting Syria's stockpile by Tuesday, a draft agreement has said. | |
| The OPCW text is due to be voted on at a meeting in The Hague later on Friday. | |
| UN list | |
| The UN team lead by Ake Sellstrom arrived in Syria on 25 August to continue investigating allegations of chemical weapons use. | |
| The deployment followed a US-Russia brokered deal under which Syria has agreed to eliminate all chemical weapons by mid-2014. | |
| The UN statement listed the seven chemical attacks alleged to have taken place this year and which are under investigation: | |
| The US threatened the Syrian government with military action over the Ghouta incident, which left hundreds of people dead. | |
| A UN report on the attack published later confirmed that the nerve agent sarin had been used in a rocket attack there, although it did not apportion blame. | |
| Syria has pushed for the investigation of the post-21 August incidents. | |
| Its envoy to the United Nations, Bashar Jaafari, accused "militants" of using chemical gas against the army in Bahhariyeh, Jobar and Ashrafiah Sahnaya. |