Syria holds elections in Kurdish-majority areas, finds Assad-era chemical weapons

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Syria conducted local elections in Kurdish-majority areas as part of efforts to reinforce government control following prolonged conflict. The government also cooperates with the OPCW to dispose of chemical weapons remnants from the Assad era.

Syria moved forward with another round of local elections on May 24 as the government seeks to strengthen its legitimacy and extend authority following years of conflict. The vote came as Damascus said it was working with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to turn over remnants of the previous Assad regime’s chemical weapons program. The post Syria holds elections in Kurdish-majority areas, finds Assad-era chemical weapons appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.