IAEA set to remove nuclear material from Syrian site in US-brokered deal: Report
US officials said the material is not weapons-grade but could be used in a radiological dirty bomb.
- On Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency and Syrian government reached an agreement to remove nuclear materials from a clandestine facility known as Site 99, following diplomatic talks involving the U.S. and Israel.
- The facility contains residues from the clandestine Al-Kibar reactor, a plutonium production site developed under former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad before Israel bombed the complex in 2007.
- Israeli intelligence maintained surveillance on the location for two years, threatening to bomb the site if Syria attempted to access the materials, which officials say could be used in a 'dirty bomb.'
- President Donald Trump's administration secured the Syrian government's 'buy in' for the removal, with a U.S. official stating the new government has been a 'good partner' in the newly established relationship.
- Removal efforts are expected to commence soon, with a U.S. official expressing hope the process will conclude before the end of the year, effectively neutralizing the radiological threat.
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