Reports stated that the materials include acid-resistant tiles, valves and pipes. Meanwhile an as yet unreleased UN report also says Pyongyang's missile specialists have been seen at Syrian weapon making facilities. Meanwhile the allegations come after new reports of chlorine gas being used by Syrian forces, which the government denies.
According to sources the second daily pause in fighting in the Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus is due to begin, to allow in relief aid. Moreover the supplies reported to have been illicitly sent to Syria by North Korea included high-heat, acid-resistant tiles, corrosion-resistant valves and thermometers. The tiles are said to be used to construct facilities where chemical weapons are produced.
Moreover the organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
concluded that sarin nerve gas was used in Khan Sheikhoun, in Idlib province,
last April in an incident that killed more than 80 people. UN investigators
said the Syrian air force was to blame.
