THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) 鈥� Dozens of previously undeclared chemical bombs and rockets left over from when then-President ruled Syria have been found in the country in the past few weeks, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in a report Wednesday.
The OPCW, the global chemical weapons watchdog based in The Hague, said in its May report that its inspectors were able to inspect 鈥渉igh-priority undeclared locations鈥� since the start of month. 鈥淒ozens of undeclared chemical munitions such as aerial bombs and rockets 鈥� have been found at several of these undeclared locations,鈥� the report said.
When Syria joined the OPCW in 2013, it claimed chemical weapons were present at 26 locations in the country, but the watchdog has said it has reason to believe the country has an additional 100 sites.
Following the overthrow of Assad in December 2024, the government under interim-President has pledged to destroy any remaining chemical weapons from the Assad regime.
, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani asked for help from the international community in ridding his country of the illegal munitions.
Syria鈥檚 new rulers have committed to 鈥渄estroy any remains of the chemical weapons program developed under the Assad regime, to put an end to this painful legacy, to bring justice to victims, and to ensure that the compliance with international law is a solid one,鈥� he said.
Syria joined the OPCW in 2013 to ward off the in response to a chemical attack on the outskirts of Damascus. Assad鈥檚 government denied using chemical weapons, but the OPCW previously has said that it in the grinding civil war.
The organization also has found that the Islamic State group used chemical weapons during the war.
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