April 20, 2024
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North Korea and Syrian chemical and missile programs

North Korean military experts are training Syria how to play with chemicals

WASHINGTON D.C. - North Korean military experts are deployed on the frontlines of the war in Syria, providing key assistance to the Assad government’s chemical weapons and ballistic missile programs, according to foreign intelligence, sources within the Syrian resistance and independent analysts.

North Korean military assistance to Syria is part of a lengthy covert war that has quietly raged for a decade, leaving a trail of dead North Korean and Syrian military scientists.

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