Pksecurity
FULL MEMBER
- Joined
- Sep 21, 2011
- Messages
- 306
- Reaction score
- 1
- Country
- Location
The UN inspectors presently in Syria to investigate the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus were met with sniper shots when they were on their way to work. The US spokesperson announced on Monday that they were shot at multiple times on Monday. The spokesperson said that the first vehicle of the team's group was "deliberately" shot at by unidentified snipers in the buffer zone area. The team, however, returned safely back to a government checkpoint.
The Syrian government, previously reluctant to UN inspection, agreed Sunday to allow United Nations inspectors to visit the sites of suspected chemical-weapon attacks outside Damascus. The government official said that Syria and the UN have agreed to a mutual understanding that allowing the U.N. inspection team to investigate the sites of the recent alleged attacks.
Syrian government, after sensing that the US was preparing for a possible military strike on Syria in retaliation for the government's alleged use of chemical weapons, had to give in to the demand of UN inspection. A 20-member contingent of U.N. inspectors was already on the ground in Damascus, but the team's official mandate was limited to looking into three previous allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria. Sundays agreement was to open the way for the experts to visit several areas near the capital where chemical weapons allegedly struck last week.
The Syrian government has denied the allegations of using chemical weapons in a series of alleged attacks that occurred early Wednesday against opposition strongholds outside of Damascus. Opposition representatives have accused the government of mounting poison-gas bombardments, killing hundreds, including women and children. Unverified footage said to be of the victims has caused global outrage and prompted calls for an independent inquiry.
UN inspectors shot at on their way to chemical attack site in Damascus
The Syrian government, previously reluctant to UN inspection, agreed Sunday to allow United Nations inspectors to visit the sites of suspected chemical-weapon attacks outside Damascus. The government official said that Syria and the UN have agreed to a mutual understanding that allowing the U.N. inspection team to investigate the sites of the recent alleged attacks.
Syrian government, after sensing that the US was preparing for a possible military strike on Syria in retaliation for the government's alleged use of chemical weapons, had to give in to the demand of UN inspection. A 20-member contingent of U.N. inspectors was already on the ground in Damascus, but the team's official mandate was limited to looking into three previous allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria. Sundays agreement was to open the way for the experts to visit several areas near the capital where chemical weapons allegedly struck last week.
The Syrian government has denied the allegations of using chemical weapons in a series of alleged attacks that occurred early Wednesday against opposition strongholds outside of Damascus. Opposition representatives have accused the government of mounting poison-gas bombardments, killing hundreds, including women and children. Unverified footage said to be of the victims has caused global outrage and prompted calls for an independent inquiry.
UN inspectors shot at on their way to chemical attack site in Damascus