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Syrian Opposition Urges UN Team to Inspect Areas It Controls

Syria’s main political opposition group called on United Nations inspectors to probe claims of chemical weapons use in areas controlled by rebels fighting troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

The inspectors, led by Swedish chemical weapons expert Ake Sellstrom, arrived in Damascus yesterday after Syria invited them to investigate allegations about the use of chemical weapons in the conflict that began in March 2011.