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Syria Begins Destroying Chemical Materials from Bashar al-Assad Era

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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  • Syria has begun destroying chemical materials identified by an international monitoring body, its U.N. envoy said.
  • The envoy described the process as the first destruction effort since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's former regime in 2024.

DAMASCUS: Syria has begun destroying chemical materials identified by an international monitoring body, according to the country's envoy to the United Nations.

The announcement marks what the report describes as a major step since the overthrow of former authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2024.

“This is the first destruction process since we were freed from the previous regime,” Syria's U.N. envoy Ibrahim Olabi said.

This is the first destruction process since we were freed from the previous regime.

· Ibrahim OlabiSyria's envoy to the United Nations described the destruction effort as the first of its kind since Assad's regime was overthrown.
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