Barzah scientific research centre

Several buildings at the centre alleged to be associated with a Syrian chemical weapons programme were destroyed during the 2018 missile strikes against Syria during the Syrian Civil War.

[2] In a press conference on April 13, 2018 US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Marine General Joseph Dunford claimed that this center is used for the research, development, production and testing of chemical and biological weaponry.

[3] Previous reports by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons stated that investigators from the organization inspected Barzah facility from 14 to 21 November 2017[4] and their report concluded that the analysis of samples taken during the inspections did not indicate the presence of prohibited chemicals in the samples.

[7] Following the Syrian civil war and the end of Bashar Al-Assad regime, Israeli Air Force carried out air strikes on the facility, destroying it to ensure none of its products reach Hayat Tahrir Al Sham.

Back in 2018, allied western forces including the US as it was claimed the facility produces prohibited chemical weapons.