Inspectors arrive to begin the process (via @ETMinistries).

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations said that they began "destroying munitions such as missile warheads and aerial bombs and disabling mobile and static mixing and filling units" yesterday.   

"Let it be clear that it is the Syrians who do the actual destroying while we monitor, observe, verify and report," said an international official. The destruction is happening in an undisclosed location.  

Secretary of State John Kerry said he was “very pleased” experts had begun working on disabling the weapons and that the process is “a good beginning” for Syria.

The U.N. Security Council supports the demise of the estimated 1,000 tons of chemical weapons and the Syrian political transition. 

The destruction of the weapons is part of the agreement Syria's ally Russia made with the United States to avoid an attack on the nation.   

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