UN opens door for Syria chemical attacks inquiry
Source: Al Jazeera
UN Security Council backs resolution to probe chlorine gas attacks as monitor says nearly 250,000 have died in the war.
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously passed a United States-drafted resolution laying the groundwork for an inquiry that would assign blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria's long and bloody civil war.
Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo, reporting from the UN headquarters in New York, said following the passage of the resolution on Friday that it will now be sent to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Ban has 20 days to form the panel and make recommendations about how the investigation will be conducted. The panel would then make its first report within 90 days.
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