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Syrian opposition will secure regime’s chemical weapons: report<\/strong>
\n29 May, 2012 – The Daily Star<\/p>\n

BEIRUT: Syria\u2019s opposition plans to secure the regime\u2019s chemical weapons stock as soon as President Bashar Assad falls, according to an Israeli newspaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know the locations of the chemical weapon stores,\u201d Haaretz reported a former senior officer in the Syrian army as telling the newspaper.<\/p>\n

The officer, whom Haaretz said spoke on condition of anonymity, added: \u201cWe will be ready to move and secure them quickly. I can\u2019t promise that nothing will be removed but we have our information and it is not so simple to move around chemical weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Syria\u2019s alleged chemical weapons stock is reportedly controlled by air force intelligence. The Israeli government has expressed concern that these chemical weapons could get into the hands of Hezbollah or other groups it labels \u201cterrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haaretz\u2019s source said that he had fought in Syria\u2019s wars against Israel and is still intimately connected to members of the army, many of whom have defected to the rebel Free Syrian Army.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to fighting the regime,\u201d he said, \u201cthere are a group of us preparing for the chaos that we know will ensue on the day the regime is toppled. We have committees dealing with a new constitution and elections, justice and the restoration of security.\u201d<\/p>\n

The officer said that the Syrian opposition had prepared a four-stage plan for the aftermath of Assad\u2019s rule, and that immediately following Assad\u2019s fall \u201cone of the priorities during those hours is taking control of the chemical weapons so they won\u2019t fall into the hands of terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n

The officer estimated that around a third of the Syrian armed forces have defected so far, with 60,000 having returned home and 30,000 actively fighting in the ranks of the opposition, mainly the Free Syrian Army.<\/p>\n

He expressed his belief that this is insufficient to topple the Assad government, as the soldiers lack proper organization and sophisticated weapons, including equipment from Russia, and remain outnumbered by the state army by at least two to one.
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