Destruction of Chemical materials from Ba'athist regime era

Syria announced the start of the destruction of chemical materials dating back to the Ba'athist regime era, in the first such operation since the regime's fall, and the first destruction of chemical munitions since 2014.

Destruction of Chemical materials from Ba'athist regime era
3 September, 2026   22:26
NEWS DESK

Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Alabi, informed the UN Security Council of the start of the process to destroy chemical materials found in the country dating back to the Ba'athist regime era.

The representative said today that the operation represents the first of its kind since the fall of the previous regime, as well as the first destruction of chemical materials on Syrian soil since 2014.

He explained that the destruction process is being carried out in accordance with the verification and safety procedures adopted by the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).