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Chemical watchdog says has checked 11 of 20 Syria sites

The world's chemical weapons watchdog said Wednesday its inspectors have checked 11 out of 20 sites identified by Damascus as it works to eliminate Syria's banned weapons. "The OPCW mission has now conducted verification activities at a total of 11 sites that are identified by Syria's...

Syrian opposition: no chemical sites under our control

None of Syria’s chemical weapons sites are under rebel control, the key opposition National Coalition said on Tuesday, according to AFP. The assertion came after the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said one abandoned site was in a rebel-held area and that...

Syrian Rebels Urged to Let Inspectors See Arms Sites

Pressure intensified on Syrian rebels on Monday to permit access to chemical weapons sites in areas under their control, as officials said the rapidly shifting lines in the civil war made it difficult for inspectors to reach some locations and called for all parties to ease the process...

The humanitarian crisis in Syria: What more can be done?

We are facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent decades, if not the worst since the Balkans war and Rwanda. Syria is becoming a field of ruins with millions of people, mainly women and children, affected. According to  the latest gruesome statistics , more than 115,000 people...