The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Tuesday said it found no evidence on use of chemical weapons against Syrian soldiers in 2017 as claimed by Syria.

On October 26, 2017, Syria reported to the OPCW a “mortar attack with poisonous gas” on positions of the Syrian Army in Kharbit Massasneh, a village in the central province of Hama, resulting in several casualties among soldiers, said the Hague-based Organisation in a press release today.

OPCW said its Fact-Finding Mission concluded that there are “no reasonable grounds to determine that chemicals were used as a weapon in the reported incidents which occurred in Kharbit Massasneh on July seven 2017 and August four 2017.” The mission obtained information regarding the incidents from different sources, including interviews with witnesses, videos, and photographs of medical records.

In addition, it exchanged correspondence and held meetings with Syria to clarify inconsistencies observed in the course of its investigation, it noted.

Source: Kuwait News Agency