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Syrians gather during a silent memorial ceremony to commemorate the victims of the chemical weapons attack carried out by ousted Assad regime forces in 2018, in Douma (Photo by Hamza Abbas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Syria launched a plan supported by the US to rid the country of legacy chemical weapons that were used against its people by forces under the Assad regime.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 March, 2026
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