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Syria Ratifies Chemical Weapons Ban -- News from Antiwar.com

Syria Ratifies Chemical Weapons Ban -- News from Antiwar.com
Following hot on the heels of comments by President Bashar Assad backing the idea, the Syrian government has formally ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), obliging them to end production of chemical weapons and move toward their eventual destruction.

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