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On Wednesday 8 April, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) released a report investigating and identifying those responsible for chemical weapons use in Syria.

皇冠体育app report concludes there are reasonable grounds to believe in three separate chemical weapons attacks in Ltamenah in March 2017, units from the Syrian Arab Air Force were responsible for using sarin on two occasions, and chlorine on the third. 皇冠体育app conclusions leave no doubt that the Assad regime is in breach of its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Syria has also failed to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118, which demanded the complete destruction of Syria鈥檚 chemical weapon stockpile and production facilities.

This report adds to the evidence produced by previous UN-mandated investigations that found Assad鈥檚 regime to have used chemical weapons against his own people on at least four separate occasions. 皇冠体育app UK calls all states party to the Chemical Weapons Convention, the UN Security Council, and other bodies to respond decisively and hold those responsible to account.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

皇冠体育appse appalling attacks were part of a wider pattern of sustained chemical weapons use by Assad鈥檚 regime against his own people.

I am grateful for the OPCW investigators鈥� thorough efforts. 皇冠体育app UK will continue to work tirelessly with its partners to ensure that Assad鈥檚 chemical weapons use is addressed and those responsible are held to account.

皇冠体育app use of chemical weapons is an international crime, and can never be justified.

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