### [2026-09-3](/feed/2026/09/3/index.md)

##### Aftermath of the Syrian civil war
# Officials at a United Nations Security Council meeting say that Syria has started the process of destroying clandestine chemical weapons from former president Bashar al-Assad's regime. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/syria-begins-destroying-al-assad-era-chemical-weapons-materials)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/syria-begins-destroying-assad-era-chemical-weapons-2026-09-03/)

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