Syria okays UN arms probe

Syria, under a barrage of international pressure, gave the green light on Sunday to a UN probe into an alleged chemical weapons attack as ally Iran warned against US military intervention

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Last Updated : Aug 26 2013 | 12:37 AM IST
Syria, under a barrage of international pressure, gave the green light on Sunday to a UN probe into an alleged chemical weapons attack as ally Iran warned against US military intervention. Visiting UN disarmament envoy Angela Kane, tasked by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to establish the terms of an inquiry, struck the accord with the Syrian government for a probe, the foreign ministry said.
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First Published: Aug 26 2013 | 12:20 AM IST

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