IAEA: Syria Was Building Nuclear Reactor in Deir el-Zour Under Assad
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Neutral summary
The UN nuclear watchdog has established that Syria was building a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under former President Bashar al-Assad. IAEA inspectors visited several sites in Syria in August and found that the infrastructure at the location was "consistent with a nuclear reactor." According to a confidential report circulated to member states, the former Syrian authorities "failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities" as required under the NPT Safeguards Agreement. The report also notes that Syria's new government assisted the agency in the two-decade-long investigation.
How it was framed
Outlets: 12. Countries: 7. Facts in the shared core: 5.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
UN report finds Syria was building a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under former President Assad. Inspectors with the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited several sites in Syria in August
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Le Monde (outlet profile)
Syrie : les infrastructures découvertes à Deir ez-Zor sont « conformes à celles d’un réacteur nucléaire », selon l’AIEA. A la mi-août, l’autorité de sûreté nucléaire et le gouvernement syrien avaient annoncé la découver…
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Danas (outlet profile)
IAEA otkrila da je Sirija gradila nuklearni reaktor za vreme predsednika Asada. Inspektori Međunarodne agencija za atomsku energiju (IAEA) posetili su nekoliko lokacija u Siriji u avgustu i tada su otkrili da je ta zeml…
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South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
Syria was building nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under Assad, UN report finds. Inspectors with the UN nuclear watchdog visited several sites in Syria in August and carried out verification work, according to a confide…
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Al-Monitor (outlet profile)
Syria site infrastructure 'consistent with nuclear reactor': IAEA. A Syrian site held infrastructure "consistent with a nuclear reactor", the UN nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report seen by AFP on Tuesday, add…
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Ouest-France (outlet profile)
Les autorités syriennes sous Assad menaient des activités nucléaires non déclarées, selon l’AIEA. Après la découverte de résidus de matières nucléaires sur un site clandestin en Syrie, les inspecteurs de l’Agence intern…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Governo Assad realizava atividades nucleares não declaradas na Síria, diz AIEA. As infraestruturas descobertas em Deir Ezor, na Síria, "correspondem às de um reator nuclear", afirmou a Agência Internacional de Energia A…
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N1 Srbija (outlet profile)
IAEA otkrila da je Sirija gradila nuklearni reaktor za vreme predsednika Asada. Inspektori Međunarodne agencija za atomsku energiju (IAEA) posetili su nekoliko lokacija u Siriji u avgustu i tada su otkrili da je ta zeml…
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Gazeta do Povo (outlet profile)
Relatório expõe pacto nuclear secreto entre regime Assad e Coreia do Norte. Relatório elaborado pela ONU revela parceria nuclear secreta entre o antigo regime da Síria, de Bashar al-Assad, e da Coreia do Norte
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
IAEA says Syria built a nuclear reactor in Deir Az Zor under al-Assad. UN watchdog says Syria 'failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities' under Bashar al-Assad's rule.
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Asharq Al-Awsat (outlet profile)
UN Report: Syria Was Building Nuclear Reactor in Deir Ezzor under Asaad
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Bloomberg (outlet profile)
Syrian Nuclear Discovery Unlocks Two-Decade Probe by UN Watchdog. The United Nations’ atomic watchdog said it confirmed that the former Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad carried out covert nuclear activities, after the c…
Factual core
- The IAEA said Syria built a nuclear reactor in Deir Az Zor under Bashar al-Assad's rule.
- The Associated Press obtained the confidential IAEA report.
- IAEA inspectors visited several locations in Syria in August.
- The report was prepared by the United Nations.
- The partnership was with North Korea.