Following the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024, OPCW inspectors have found chemical weapons arsenals in Hama, Homs, and Latakia. Along with thousands of documents from the secret program, the discovery confirms suspicions that the previous government maintained an active arsenal despite its denials of using poison gas during the war.
Technical documentation and chemical disarmament protocols 🧪
OPCW teams have cataloged nerve agents such as sarin and VX in sealed containers, along with dual-use chemical precursors. The new Syrian administration is collaborating with the organization to establish a destruction timeline using alkaline hydrolysis and chemical neutralization. The seized documents detail production methods, field tests, and supply routes that the regime concealed for years.
The regime that swore it had nothing, had everything 🤥
Assad claimed that the chemical weapons accusations were a Western fabrication, but inspectors have found more evidence than excuses. Now the new Syria promises to clean up the mess, though one suspects the poison gas won't vanish as quickly as the former dictator's promises. At least the archives will serve some purpose: paper for recycling.