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The Fact-Finding Mission (FFM)
The Chemical Weapons Convention comprehensively prohibits the use, development, production, stockpiling, and transfer of chemical weapons.
In response to persistent allegations of chemical weapon attacks in Syria, the OPCW Fact Finding Mission (FFM) was set up in 2014 “to establish facts surrounding allegations of the use of toxic chemicals, reportedly chlorine, for hostile purposes in the Syrian Arab Republic”. The FFM is required to study available information relating to allegations of use of chemical weapons in Syria, including information provided by the Syrian Arab Republic and others.
Since May 2014, the OPCW has deployed the FFM in numerous occasions to the Syrian Arab Republic and outside of Syria and has kept States Parties informed of its work. The FFM interviews witnesses and obtains samples and physical evidence for analysis.
In 2015, the OPCW Executive Council and the UN Security Council endorsed the continual operation of the FFM.
The FFM’s findings established the facts surrounding allegations of the use of toxic chemicals as weapons in Syria and confirmed that chemical weapons had been used. The FFM’s findings were the basis for the work of the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), an independent body established by the UN Security Council (Resolution 2235, 7 August 2015). The JIM’s purpose was to identify the perpetrators of the chemical weapon attacks confirmed by the Fact Finding Mission. The JIM’s mandate expired in December 2017.
Reports
Documents will be added as and when they are made public.
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S/1636/2018 | Note by the Technical Secretariat: Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding Alleged Incidents in Ltamenah, the Syrian Arab Republic on 24 and 25 March 2018 | 13/06/2018 |  |
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S/1626/2018 | Note by the Technical Secretariat: Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding an Alleged Incident in Saraqib, Syrian Arab Republic on 4 February 2018 | 15/05/2018 | |
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EC-88/CRP.1 | Draft Report of the OPCW on the Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction in 2017 | 25/04/2018 | |
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EC-M-59/DG.2 | Update by the Director-General on the Deployment of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission to Douma, Syrian Arab Republic, to the Executive Council at its Fifty-Ninth Meeting | 18/04/2018 | |
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EC-88/DG.1 | Progress in the Elimination of the Syrian Chemical Weapons Programme | 23/03/2018 | |
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EC-87/NAT.38 | Australia: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dr Brett Mason Permanent Representative of Australia to the OPCW at the Eighty-Seventh Session of the Executive Council | 14/03/2018 | |
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EC-87/NAT.29 | Indonesia: Statement by H.E. Ambassador I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the OPCW at the Eighty-Seventh Session of the Executive Council | 13/03/2018 | |
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EC-87/NAT.32 | New Zealand: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Lyndal Walker Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the OPCW at the Eighty-Seventh Session of the Executive Council | 13/03/2018 | |
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S/1548/2017 | Note by the Technical Secretariat: Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding An Alleged Incident in Ltamenah, the Syrian Arab Republic, 30 March 2017 | 02/11/2017 | |
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S/1510/2017 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria regarding an alleged incident in Khan Shaykhun, Syrian Arab Republic April 2017 | 29/06/2017 | |
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EC-85/DG.16 | First Inspections at the Barzah and Jamrayah Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre Facilities in the Syrian Arab Republic in Accordance with Decision EC-83/DEC.5 (dated 11 November 2016) | 02/06/2017 | |
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S/1497/2017 | Status Update of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding a Reported Incident in Khan Shaykhun, 4 April 2017 | 12/05/2017 | |
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S/1491/2017 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding the Incident of 16 September 2016 as Reported in the Note Verbale of the Syrian Arab Republic Number 113 dated 29 November 2016 | 01/05/2017 | |
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S/1445/2016 | Summary Update of the Activities Carried Out by the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria in 2016 | 27/12/2016 | |
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S/1444/2016 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding the Incident of 2 August 2016 as Reported in the Note Verbale of the Syrian Arab Republic Number 69 dated 16 August 2016 | 21/12/2016 | |
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S/1318/2015/Rev.1/Add.1 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding the Incidents Described in Communications from the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates and Head of the National Authority of the Syrian Arab Republic | 29/02/2016 | |
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S/1318/2015 | Interim Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding the Incidents Described in Communications from the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates and Head of National Authority of Syria from 15 Dec 2014 to 15 June 2015 | 29/10/2015 | |
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S/1319/2015 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding Alleged Incidents in the Idlib Governorate of the Syrian Arab Republic Between 16 March and 20 May 2015 | 29/10/2015 | |
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S/1320/2015 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding Alleged Incidents in Marea, Syrian Arab Republic, August 2015 | 29/10/2015 | |
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S/1255/2015* /Add.1 | Future Activities of the Fact-Finding Mission - Addendum | 13/03/2015 | |
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S/1255/2015* | Future Activities of the Fact-Finding Mission | 10/03/2015 | |
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S/1230/2014 | Third Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria | 18/12/2014 | |
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S/1191/2014/Corr.1 | Summary Report of the Work of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Covering the Period from 3 to 31 May 2014 - Corrigendum | 01/10/2014 | |
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S/1212/2014/Corr.1 | Second Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Key Findings - Corrigendum | 29/09/2014 | |
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S/1212/2014 | Second Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Key Findings | 10/09/2014 | |
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S/1191/2014 | Summary Report of the Work of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Covering the Period from 3 to 31 May 2014 | 16/06/2014 | |
Other Related Documents
Documents will be added as and when they are made public.
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S/1636/2018 | Note by the Technical Secretariat: Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding Alleged Incidents in Ltamenah, the Syrian Arab Republic on 24 and 25 March 2018 | 13/06/2018 | |
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EC-88/1 | Note by the Director-General: Provisional Agenda for the Eighty-Eighth Session of the Executive Council | 08/06/2018 | |
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EC-88/DG.12 | Note by the Director-General: Lists of New Validated Data of Non-Scheduled Chemicals Relevant to the Chemical Weapons Convention for Approval by the Executive Council for Inclusion in the OPCW Central Analytical Database | 06/06/2018 | |
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EC-88/DG.11 | Note by the Director-General: Lists of Newly Validated Data on Scheduled Chemicals for Approval by the Executive Council for Inclusion in the OPCW Central Analytical Database | 06/06/2018 | |
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EC-88/DG.10 | Note by the Director-General: Implementation in 2017 of the Recommendations Contained in the 2016 Annual Report of the Office of Internal Oversight | 01/06/2018 | |
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EC-88/DG.8 | Note by the Director-General: Progress in the Elimination of the Syrian Chemical Weapons Programme | 24/05/2018 | |
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EC-88/DG.6 C-23/DG.3 | Note by the Director-General: Annual Report of the Office of Internal Oversight for the Period from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 | 16/05/2018 | |
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S/1626/2018 | Note by the Technical Secretariat: Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding an Alleged Incident in Saraqib, Syrian Arab Republic on 4 February 2018 | 15/05/2018 | |
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EC-88/DG.5 | Note by the Director-General: Response to the Report of the Twenty-Seventh Session of the Scientific Advisory Board | 09/05/2018 | |
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EC-88/CRP.1 | Draft Report of the OPCW on the Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction in 2017 | 25/04/2018 | |
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EC-88/DG.3 | Note by the Director-General: Progress in the Elimination of the Syrian Chemical Weapons Programme | 24/04/2018 | |
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EC-M-59/DG.2 | Update by the Director-General on the Deployment of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission to Douma, Syrian Arab Republic, to the Executive Council at its Fifty-Ninth Meeting | 18/04/2018 | |
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EC-88/DG.2 | Report on the Results of the Implementation of Policy Guidelines for Determining the Number of Article VI Inspections | 10/04/2018 | |
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EC-88/DG.1 | Progress in the Elimination of the Syrian Chemical Weapons Programme | 23/03/2018 | |
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EC-87/NAT.38 | Australia: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dr Brett Mason Permanent Representative of Australia to the OPCW at the Eighty-Seventh Session of the Executive Council | 14/03/2018 | |
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EC-87/NAT.29 | Indonesia: Statement by H.E. Ambassador I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the OPCW at the Eighty-Seventh Session of the Executive Council | 13/03/2018 | |
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EC-87/NAT.32 | New Zealand: Statement by H.E. Ambassador Lyndal Walker Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the OPCW at the Eighty-Seventh Session of the Executive Council | 13/03/2018 | |
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S/1548/2017 | Note by the Technical Secretariat: Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding An Alleged Incident in Ltamenah, the Syrian Arab Republic, 30 March 2017 | 02/11/2017 | |
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S/1510/2017 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria regarding an alleged incident in Khan Shaykhun, Syrian Arab Republic April 2017 | 29/06/2017 | |
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EC-85/DG.16 | First Inspections at the Barzah and Jamrayah Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre Facilities in the Syrian Arab Republic in Accordance with Decision EC-83/DEC.5 (dated 11 November 2016) | 02/06/2017 | |
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S/1497/2017 | Status Update of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding a Reported Incident in Khan Shaykhun, 4 April 2017 | 12/05/2017 | |
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S/1491/2017 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding the Incident of 16 September 2016 as Reported in the Note Verbale of the Syrian Arab Republic Number 113 dated 29 November 2016 | 01/05/2017 | |
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S/1445/2016 | Summary Update of the Activities Carried Out by the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria in 2016 | 27/12/2016 | |
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S/1444/2016 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding the Incident of 2 August 2016 as Reported in the Note Verbale of the Syrian Arab Republic Number 69 dated 16 August 2016 | 21/12/2016 | |
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S/1318/2015/Rev.1/Add.1 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding the Incidents Described in Communications from the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates and Head of the National Authority of the Syrian Arab Republic | 29/02/2016 | |
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S/1318/2015 | Interim Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding the Incidents Described in Communications from the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates and Head of National Authority of Syria from 15 Dec 2014 to 15 June 2015 | 29/10/2015 | |
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S/1319/2015 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding Alleged Incidents in the Idlib Governorate of the Syrian Arab Republic Between 16 March and 20 May 2015 | 29/10/2015 | |
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S/1320/2015 | Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Regarding Alleged Incidents in Marea, Syrian Arab Republic, August 2015 | 29/10/2015 | |
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S/1255/2015* /Add.1 | Future Activities of the Fact-Finding Mission - Addendum | 13/03/2015 | |
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S/1255/2015* | Future Activities of the Fact-Finding Mission | 10/03/2015 | |
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S/1230/2014 | Third Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria | 18/12/2014 | |
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S/1191/2014/Corr.1 | Summary Report of the Work of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Covering the Period from 3 to 31 May 2014 - Corrigendum | 01/10/2014 | |
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S/1212/2014/Corr.1 | Second Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Key Findings - Corrigendum | 29/09/2014 | |
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S/1212/2014 | Second Report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Key Findings | 10/09/2014 | |
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S/1191/2014 | Summary Report of the Work of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission in Syria Covering the Period from 3 to 31 May 2014 | 16/06/2014 | |
