On the Morning of August 21st, Syrian government allegedly used sarin gas on its own people, killing hundreds of civilians. In response Us and Russia agreed to an UN security council draft resolution demanding Syria give up its chemical weapons.
On October 21st UN inspectors started the enormous task of destroying the Syria's chemical weapons stockpile and the means of their continuing chemical weapon program. A month later the process is still on track and Syrian government have submitted a declaration of its chemical weapons plan to destroy its organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons.