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THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS

OPCW estimates over 100 chemical weapons sites still active in Syria

April 10, 2025The Jerusalem Post reports: “More than 100 chemical weapons sites remain in Syria, according to a global organization which tracks this specific type of weapons. These estimations by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), as initially reported by the New York Times, followed an assessment of sites left behind by the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

The report assessed the remains of Assad’s military infrastructure, months after the country transitioned. According to the report, the remaining sites exceed any preconceived numbers, with a figure which is significantly higher than those acknowledged by al-Assad himself.

In the Syrian civil war’s earliest days, Assad’s government only disclosed the locations of 27 sites to the OPCW. He continued to use these weapons through at least 2018 and continued to import the chemicals to produce the weapons.

These sites include any facility involved in the manufacturing, distribution, research, and storage of various chemical weapons that the fallen Syrian dictator was known to have used. Among the examples include chlorine gas and sarin, an extremely toxic nerve agent which is both colorless and odorless…”  (Syria is not the nation that produces Armageddon, Revelation 16:16. Israel is as Jerusalem is divided – Joel 3:2. Eighteen times Ezekiel 38 & 39 mentions Israel as the world’s battleground during World War III. Nevertheless, Isaiah 17:1 has yet to be fulfilled but will soon bringing devastation as predicted by the prophet Isaiah: “The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.” See the next report.)

Congressman claims: Syria wants to join Abraham Accords – under the right conditions

April 24, 2025Israel National News reports: “Syria’s new leader is interested in joining the Abraham Accords, US Congressman Cory Mills said.

According to a Bloomberg report, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani, expressed willingness in principle to join the Accords, if they take place under ‘the right conditions.’

Those conditions would include the removal of economic sanctions on Syria, as well as a peace agreement between Syria and Israel. But al-Sharaa is open to addressing US concerns, Mills noted.

Mills told al-Sharaa that all chemical weapons left over from former Syrian President Bashaar al-Assad’s regime must be destroyed, and Syria must coordinate on counterterror initiatives, including with US allies. He also said that Syria needs to demonstrate how it plans to deal with foreign fighters in the country and provide appropriate assurances to Israel…”