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Syria announced new progress in efforts to remove chemical weapons remnants from the Assad regime era after specialized national teams located munitions, materials used in chemical production and equipment linked to the former program.
Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani said in a statement posted on the U.S.-based social media platform X that the teams identified munitions and materials used in the manufacturing of sarin gas, as well as mixing and storage equipment connected to the previous regime’s chemical weapons activities.
He said the materials had been secured and transferred to specialized facilities in preparation for destruction.
Al-Shaibani said the latest progress came after “long months” of national, intelligence and technical work carried out by Syrian teams.
The efforts included collecting and analyzing information, reaching high-risk sites and coordinating visits by inspection teams from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to dozens of locations across Syria.
He said authorities also made progress in pursuing individuals linked to the former chemical weapons program.
According to al-Shaibani, the operation reflects the scale of cooperation between Syria and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) within what he described as the framework of the “new Syria” vision.
He said the steps contribute to protecting security and stability, safeguarding the Syrian people and strengthening transparency and international cooperation.
Syria’s representative to the OPCW said on May 26 that remnants of the former Bashar Assad regime’s chemical weapons program had been seized in Syria.
The representative said some of the seized materials resembled chemical weapons previously used in Eastern Ghouta and Hama.
Al-Shaibani said OPCW inspection teams had been granted access to dozens of sites during the latest phase of work.
He described the cooperation with the OPCW as part of Syria’s efforts to build a new approach based on joint cooperation and transparency.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry said the latest measures were aimed at enhancing both national and regional security while continuing efforts to dismantle remnants of the former regime’s chemical weapons infrastructure.
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