New chemical weapons team to launch first Syria investigations
Last June, the Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) was established by the OPCW's member states.
Follow us on GoogleA United Nations (U.N.) chemical weapons expert, wearing a gas mask, holds a plastic bag containing samples from one of the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria August 29, 2013.(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED ABDULLAH)ByREUTERS