Syria vows to rid itself of Assad's chemical weapons legacy

"Syria is ready ... to solve this decades-old problem imposed on us by a previous regime," Syria's foreign minister said.

CHILDREN HOLD flags next to a sculpture of Druze warrior Sultan Pasha al-Atrash after Syrian rebels announced the ousting of president Bashar Assad, in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, earlier this month.

(photo credit: REUTERS/SHIR TOREM)

ByREUTERS

MARCH 5, 2025 19:13

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