Syria requests to join anti-chemical weapons partnership

Syria on Friday said it had requested to join the International Partnership Against Impunity for the Use of Chemical Weapons on the anniversary of a 2013 chemical attack on a suburb of the capital Damascus.Syria requests to join anti-chemical weapons partnershipIn a joint statement with France, Syria announced its bid to join the partnership of dozens of countries, launched by Paris in January 2018 a day after reports of another chemical weapons attack in an area held by rebels fighting against former ruler Bashar al-Assad.France welcomed the step as "a clear demonstration of Syria's commitment to strengthening accountability and justice and combating impunity" following its more than decade-long civil war.In August 2013, the Syrian army under Assad was accused of using chemical weapons to