Thread by @gregkoblentz

Syria is seriously escalating its obstruction of @OPCW as newest progress report on elimination of Syrian CW reveals.
opcw.org/sites/default/…
3 very worrisome developments....

1. Syria has destroyed the two chlorine cylinders from the April 7 attack on Douma. This is clearly destruction of evidence. Syria prevented @OPCW from bringing the cylinders to The Hague last year for analysis and then destroyed them in secret. Not suspicious at all!

2. Syria has reported that one of its declared former chemical weapon production facilities has been subject to some kind of attack. This is one of the facility's that Syria claims never produced and/or weaponized CW even though @OPCW has forensic evidence to the contrary.

This is yet another clear sign that Syria is trying to destroy evidence showing that its declarations to the @OPCW have been incomplete and inaccurate and that it has used chemical weapons in violation of the treaty.

3. Syria has refused to allow @OPCW inspectors from the Declaration Assessment Team (DAT) to enter Syria and continue their work verifying Syria's ever-changing declaration. There are still 20 outstanding issues that Syria needs to resolve.

Why is Syria doing this?
1. Reaction to April 21, 2021 decision by Conference of States Parties to suspend Syrian rights and privileges under #CWC
2. Fear of discovery of further lies in its current declaration, such as past undeclared CW production and/or weaponization

3. Worried about outcome of Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) attribution investigation of the Douma attack. IIT has already issued two reports that concluded that Syrian government used CW against civilians in 4 separate incidents.
opcw.org/iit

But wait, there's more. @OPCW has published Syria note verbale about an alleged Israeli missile strike that destroyed Al-Nasiriyah 1 (underground CWPF) AND both chlorine cylinders from the Douma attack which were last seen by @OPCW near Damascus, 60km away.

Syrian note verbale No. 68: opcw.org/sites/default/…

The An-Nasirayah 1 CWPF is located at 33.89681, 36.75198
Can any #OSINT experts find evidence of the 6/8/21 Israeli missile strike claimed by Syria? I'm looking at you @ArmsControlWonk @NonproJoe @dex_eve @wslafoy @GeoffreyChpmn @fab_hinz @JosephHDempsey
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