Chemical Weapons Ban Organization Warning "Dangerous Israeli airstrikes in Syria"

Amid growing international concerns over chemical weapons concealed after the collapse of Syria's Assad dictatorship, warnings have emerged that Israeli airstrikes on chemical weapons facilities are dangerous.

Fernando Arias, secretary-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, said he was analyzing the impact of Israel's airstrike on chemical weapons facilities in Syria on the 9th.

Arias said he did not yet know how the airstrikes affected chemical weapons facilities, but said he feared they could pose a risk of chemical weapons contamination and destroy valuable evidence needed for investigations by international organizations.

He also emphasized the risk of dangerous chemicals and equipment being lost without control during the airstrike.

The OPCW, which has been investigating Syria's use of chemical weapons for the past 11 years, saw the collapse of the Assad dictatorship as the best opportunity to reveal the truth and asked the Syrian transitional government to cooperate.