Syrian chemical weapons deadline passes with 92 percent of materials removed 
Source: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/04/28/Syrian-chemical-weapons-deadline-passes-with-92-percent-of-materials-removed/9291398692362/
As of the April 27 deadline, "The Syrian Arab Republic has now removed from its territory or destroyed in-country more than 92% of its declared stockpile of chemical weapons material."
Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission in Damascus, said that while "This is a significant achievement ... nearly 8% of Syria's declared weapons material remains on its territory."
Kaag expressed optimism that the Syrian government, "having come this close to meeting the target date for the removal of chemical weapons material ... will take the final step very soon."
Syria should strive to complete the removal "in the shortest possible timeframe," the OPCW-UN Joint Mission special coordinator said, while acknowledging the difficult security conditions.
"Should this material be removed soon, the Syrian Arab Republic will have successfully carried out a major obligation that is a focus of much international attention."
UN Security Council Resolution 2118 for the "Scheduled Destruction of Syria's Chemical Weapons" was adopted on September 27, 2013.
EDITOR’S COMMENT: It is most possible that Assad will keep the remaining 8% until the June 3 elections as a safeguard of his trembling authority. Elections results will define the completion of the destruction of Syria’s chemical arsenal. On the other hand I was always wondering if all countries that destroyed their chemical weapons (i.e. Albania, Libya) did that in a 100% manner or kept a few barrels just for “scientific research”… Of course if you did it once you can do it again even if the country is under strict international surveillance. Not to mention that perhaps West now starts to like Assad again due to the ISIL situation in Iraq…
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