UN Department of Safety and Security

OPCW Finally Arrive to Syrian ‘Chemical Attack’ Site, Collect Samples

(ANTIWAR.COM) — Two weeks after the alleged Douma chemical weapons strike, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) arrived in Douma Saturday to investigate. The OPCW had been trying to reach the site all week, but had been blocked by security concerns expressed by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS). The OPCW entered the […]

UN Security Team Won’t Let Investigators Visit Syrian Chemical Attack Site

(ANTIWAR.COM) — Two weeks after the alleged chemical attack in Douma, chemical inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are still in Damascus on “standby,” waiting for permission to enter Douma. UPDATE: OPCW Inspectors Finally Enter Suspected Chemical Attack Site in Douma Allegations continue to swirl around this delay. Britain blamed Russia, as usual. […]