Syria must give full details of its chemical stockpile within a week and allow it to be destroyed by the middle of next year.
Senior Syrian minister, Ali Haidar, hailed the deal as a “victory”. He said it “averted a war against Syria by removing the pretext for those who wanted to unleash one”.
And in Washington Mr Obama’s critics claimed he had lowered his guard, with Republican chairman of the House of Representatives’ Intelligence Committee, Mike Rogers, leading the charge. » | John Ingham | Monday, September 16, 2013
