Last of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Shipped Out

In the port of Latakia, Syria, a group of ships have departed carrying the last of Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons, transferred to the MV Cape Ray for disarmament. The most toxic elements will be destroyed on board in the Mediterranean Sea while the rest of the agents will be eliminated in Finland, the UK and the US. The operation to dismantle these weapons was approved by the Syrian government after a chemical attack left hundreds dead outside Damascus. During the Syrian conflict, more than 160,000 people have died and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, along with the United Nations are investigating the use of chlorine, an industrial chemical, during hostilities. The OPCW head admits that conflicts and threats from rebel groups are delaying the investigation. – YaleGlobal