Friday, December 21, 2012

More Worries On Syria's Chemical Arsenal



A Defector’s Account Of Syrian Chemical Weapons On The Move -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

Reports from inside two Syrian chemical weapons facilities offer chilling new evidence that President Bashar al-Assad’s regime developed special vehicles last year for moving and mixing the weapons — and an unconfirmed allegation that Lebanese allies of the regime, presumably in Hezbollah, may have been trained 11 months ago in the weapons’ use.

A Syrian source provided a detailed account in a telephone conversation over the weekend, drawing on intelligence provided to him by a Syrian defector who worked inside the chemical weapons network. The source was speaking from an Arab country outside Syria where he has taken refuge. The conversation was arranged by the Syrian Support Group, an organization in Washington that speaks for moderate elements of the opposition Free Syrian Army.

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More News On Syria's Chemical Arsenal

Syria's Chemical Weapons Transported Towards Lebanon -- Arutz Sheva
Syrian defector: Assad forces transferred WMDs to Lebanon -- Ynet News
AP Interview: New Syrian rebel commander 'very afraid' regime will use chemical weapons -- FOX News
Syria's chemical weapons worrying -- UPI
UN voices fears over Syria chemical weapons
-- Deutsche Welle
Chemical weapons of mass confusion -- Jerusalem Post
How to Prevent the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria -- Paul B. Stares, The Atlantic

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