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| Last of Syria's chemical weapons shipped out | Last of Syria's chemical weapons shipped out |
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| The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons have been shipped out of the country for destruction, the international watchdog OPCW says. | The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons have been shipped out of the country for destruction, the international watchdog OPCW says. |
| "The ship has just left the port," the head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ahmet Uzumcu, said in The Hague. | "The ship has just left the port," the head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ahmet Uzumcu, said in The Hague. |
| The operation to destroy Syria's chemical weapons arsenal is several months behind schedule. | The operation to destroy Syria's chemical weapons arsenal is several months behind schedule. |
| More than 160,000 people have died in three years of the Syrian conflict. | More than 160,000 people have died in three years of the Syrian conflict. |
| The operation to completely destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile was meant to have been completed by 30 June. | |
| Fighting and the threat of attack by rebel groups severely delayed the removal of the weapons, analysts say. | |
| Syria's chemical weapons | |
| • 21 August 2013: Chemical weapons attack in Ghouta region near Damascus | |
| • 14 September: US and Russia agree deal on destruction of Syria's chemical weapons | |
| • 31 December: Initial deadline for removal of most dangerous "Priority One" chemicals from Syria - missed | |
| • 4 February 2014: Initial deadline for removal of less hazardous "Priority Two" chemicals - missed | |
| • 27 April: Revised deadline for removal of all chemical stocks from Syria | |
| • 30 June: Deadline for destruction of Syria's entire chemical arsenal | |
| Destroying Syria's chemical weapons | |
| Syria chemical weapons removal plan |