DAMASCUS: International experts preparing to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal said they had made “encouraging” progress on Thursday (Friday in Manila) and expect to carry out on-site inspections within days.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118 was passed after gas attacks outside Damascus killed hundreds in August, an atrocity that prompted the United States (US) to threaten military strikes on Syria and later led to a rare US-Russian disarmament accord.

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