# Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons

https://mins.news/en/item/44053

- Reuters, 2026-09-03 16:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/syria-begins-destroying-assad-era-chemical-weapons-2026-09-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a999ab46f821100011657b3

> Syria has started destroying remnants of a clandestine chemical weapons program from the Assad era that it recovered in May, according to a Syrian envoy and a United Nations representative. They said on Thursday that it was the first such destruction in a decade.

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