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UN chemical weapons inspectors are investigating whether three chemical attacks were carried out in Syria after the 21 August Damascus incident that sparked threats of US military action.
A UN statement said that, in all, seven alleged incidents of chemical weapons use were under investigation.
A UN team currently in Syria is set to complete its work on Monday.
A UN resolution on making Syria's stockpile safe is expected soon, after the US and Russia agreed the text.
Experts from the world's chemical weapons watchdog, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), are then expected to begin inspecting Syria's stockpile by Tuesday, a draft agreement has said.
The OPCW text is due to be voted on at a meeting in The Hague later on Friday.
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The UN team lead by Ake Sellstrom arrived in Syria on 25 August to continue investigating allegations of chemical weapons use.
The deployment followed a US-Russia brokered deal under which Syria has agreed to eliminate all chemical weapons by mid-2014.
The UN statement listed the seven chemical attacks alleged to have taken place this year and which are under investigation:
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UN report analysis
Profile: Isis
UN chemical weapons inspectors are investigating whether three chemical attacks were carried out in Syria after the 21 August Damascus incident that sparked threats of US military action.
A UN statement said that, in all, seven alleged incidents of chemical weapons use were under investigation.
A UN team currently in Syria is set to complete its work on Monday.
A UN resolution on making Syria's stockpile safe is expected soon, after the US and Russia agreed the text.
Experts from the world's chemical weapons watchdog, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), are then expected to begin inspecting Syria's stockpile by Tuesday, a draft agreement has said.
The OPCW text is due to be voted on at a meeting in The Hague later on Friday.
UN list
The UN team lead by Ake Sellstrom arrived in Syria on 25 August to continue investigating allegations of chemical weapons use.
The deployment followed a US-Russia brokered deal under which Syria has agreed to eliminate all chemical weapons by mid-2014.
The UN statement listed the seven chemical attacks alleged to have taken place this year and which are under investigation:
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