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| UN to examine Syria chemical weapons attacks | UN to examine Syria chemical weapons attacks |
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| The UN has adopted a resolution aimed at identifying those behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria. | The UN has adopted a resolution aimed at identifying those behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria. |
| UN chief Ban Ki-moon and the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will be asked to prepare a plan to set up an inquiry. | UN chief Ban Ki-moon and the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will be asked to prepare a plan to set up an inquiry. |
| The vote came after the US and Russia agreed on the final text of the resolution. | The vote came after the US and Russia agreed on the final text of the resolution. |
| A mission to eliminate Syria's chemical arsenal was set up after a deadly attack outside Damascus in August 2013. | A mission to eliminate Syria's chemical arsenal was set up after a deadly attack outside Damascus in August 2013. |
| Late last year, the OPCW declared it had removed or destroyed all 1,180 tonnes of declared toxic agents and precursor chemicals. | Late last year, the OPCW declared it had removed or destroyed all 1,180 tonnes of declared toxic agents and precursor chemicals. |
| After Friday's vote, the US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said it was a clear message that the perpetrators would not go unpunished. | |
| "Today's resolution has been adopted with the council's unanimous support," she said. | "Today's resolution has been adopted with the council's unanimous support," she said. |
| "This sends a clear and powerful message to all those involved in chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The joint investigative mechanism will identify you if you gas people. | "This sends a clear and powerful message to all those involved in chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The joint investigative mechanism will identify you if you gas people. |
| "It bears repeating as well that we need to bring the same unity that we have shown today to urgently find a political solution to the Syrian crisis." | "It bears repeating as well that we need to bring the same unity that we have shown today to urgently find a political solution to the Syrian crisis." |
| The resolution calls for Mr Ban and the OPCW to recommend a team of investigators within 20 days. | |
| The US has expressed concern that the militant group Islamic State (IS), which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq, could get hold of chemical weapons. |