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Group: Syria chemical arms transport 'slow'

Jan 16, 2014, 7:28 AM EST
Sailors patrol a deck of the Royal Danish Navy's HDMS Esbern Snare as it sits in the port of Limassol on January 2, 2025 in Limassol, Cyprus.
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The U.N. body tasked with removing and destroying Syria's chemical arsenal says security concerns have slowed down the process. Ahmet Uzumcu, who heads the organization, said the amount of chemicals that had reached the Syrian port of Latakia ready to leave the country was not that high.

Background:
Syria chemical weapons: Security 'slows transport' [BBC]
Flow of westerners to Syria prompts security concerns [NYT]
U.S. pledges another $380M to help war-torn Syria [NBC News]

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