9 hours ago
" ... The world's foremost chemical weapons watchdog has granted itself new powers to assign blame for attacks, despite protests by Russia.
Until now, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) could only say whether chemical weapons were used - but not who had used them.
Britain successfully argued that new powers were needed to deal with repeated chemical attacks in Syria. ... "
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3 hours ago
" ... The Syrian government’s alleged role in a wave of chemical weapons attacks during the country’s civil war will be investigated, it has been confirmed.
Members of the world chemical weapons watchdog agreed to expand its powers to identify those behind the attacks in the past three years.
Meeting in the Hague, more than 140 countries affiliated to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) voted by 82 to 24 to expand the body’s powers from simply investigating whether a chemical attack had occurred, to attributing responsibility. ... "
