By AFPMore by this AuthorBEIRUT,Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons have launched their investigation into an alleged chemical attack near Damascus on April 7. What exactly is the fact-finding team's mission, what will it be looking for, how independently will it be able to perform its duties and how significant will its findings be? It is the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force in 1997 and aims to eradicate chemical weapons worldwide. Its mission, which was requested by the Syrian government, is to determine whether chemical weapons were used but not who the perpetrator was. Russia and the regime have both denied chemical weapons were used.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2018 09:56 UTC