UN indicates chemical weapons investigators to travel to Syria imminently

UN indicates chemical weapons investigators to travel to Syria imminently

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon signaled on Wednesday that experts will shortly be traveling to Syria to carry out investigations over the alleged use of chemical weapons. Two weeks ago the United Nations said that an agreement had been reached with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government as to the three locations that UN inspectors would be investigating, led by Swedish scientist Ake Sellstrom. Ban’s office said that Syria’s government had “formally accepted the modalities essential for cooperation to ensure the proper, safe and efficient conduct of the mission.” One site to be visited by the UN team is Khan al-Assal in Aleppo, where the country’s government says rebels used chemical weapons in March. The two additional locations have yet to be confirmed. Both Syria’s government and rebel forces have accused each other of using chemical weapons, and both have denied it.