Syria Resolution Push at UN Hindered by Disputes
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The U.S., France and the U.K. are pushing for the United Nations Security Council to adopt a binding resolution next week that would compel Syria to surrender its chemical weapons and threaten actions short of a military attack if the war-torn country fails to do so.
The resolution is intended to require Syria to comply with a U.S.-Russia accord reached in Geneva on Sept. 14, which set a timetable for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to declare, secure and then eliminate his entire arsenal of the nerve agent sarin and other chemical weapons.