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Report: Russia and Iran know Syria is still making chemical weapons

The intelligence document says that the chemical weapons are being made in areas closed off to the chemical weapons watchdog.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks to French journalists in Damascus, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on January 9, 2017.

Syria is reportedly still making chemical weapons

The intelligence document obtained by the BBC says that President Bashar al-Assad's regime is producing chemical and biological weapons at three sites: Dummar and Barzeh, which are outside of Damascus, and

In response, the US launched a salvo of 59 Tomahawk missiles on a Syrian airbase on April 7.

The document says that the chemical weapons are being made in areas closed off to the

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The OPCW mentioned Barzeh and Dummar in its latest official progress update on its work to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons program, but said it was still awaiting lab reports from samples taken between Feb. 26 and March 5.

The OPCW also told the BBC that it had asked Syrian authorities to "declare the relevant parts" of the SSRC sites, which is required by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), an international treaty prohibiting their use. While Syrian authorities have declared parts of those sites, the OPCW said it was "not yet sufficient." The OPCW also said it was "not yet in a position to confirm that the [Syrian] declaration is complete and accurate."

Assad denied responsibility, saying that the Khan

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