Syria Says It Found Assad’s Secret Chemical Weapons Program, Arrests 18

In this Breitbart article, Syria’s transitional government claims it has uncovered remnants of Bashar Assad’s secret chemical weapons program and arrested 18 people allegedly connected to it.

• Syrian officials say the recovered materials were tied to Assad’s former chemical weapons network, including undeclared munitions and equipment.
• The transitional government has been working with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons as inspectors examine previously undeclared sites.
• Inspectors reportedly found more than 70 rockets and bombs believed to have been designed for chemical payloads.
• The discoveries included chemicals linked to sarin production, including hexamine, which has been associated with Assad-era chemical weapons development.
• The arrests allegedly include high-level military, political, and technical figures connected to the old regime.
• The article notes Assad was overthrown in December 2024 and fled to Russia, while Syria’s new transitional government has moved away from Assad’s former backers in Moscow and Tehran.
• OPCW officials said the findings support long-standing claims that Assad’s regime concealed the full scope of its chemical weapons program.
• The Syrian government now faces the task of formally declaring and destroying the recovered materials under international verification.

Read the full story: https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2026/05/28/syria-says-it-found-assads-secret-chemical-weapons-program-arrests-18/