Britain to Destroy Extra 50 Tons of Syrian Arms Chemicals

Britain said on Wednesday it would destroy a further 50 tons of material from Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, taking the total amount it has agreed to process to 200 tons. Facing the threat of U.S. air strikes, Bashar al-Assad's government last year promised to dismantle its chemical arsenal, telling the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) it had 1,300 tons of such weapons. Britain had previously agreed to accept 150 tons of Syrian poison gas...

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