Deadline to Remove Syria's Chemical Weapons May Pass

Tuesday's deadline to move most of Syria's chemical weapons out of the country likely will go unmet.The United Nations and an international chemical weapons monitoring group said unstable security, logistical problems and bad weather has made getting the toxins to the port of Latakia difficult. For now, the delay is not raising concern in Washington, which characterized the deadline as ambitious. The State Department said it was satisfied to see "forward progress." The...

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