After the Dramatic Revelation: Syria Confirms the Dangerous Secret of 'Site 99'

Syria has officially confirmed cooperation with the IAEA and the United States to remove nuclear material from 'Site 99', a secret facility from the Assad era. The material, insufficient for an atomic bomb but suitable for a 'dirty bomb', worried Israel, which attacked the site after the fall of the regime. Israel issued an ultimatum, and an agreement was reached to neutralize the crisis.

Syria has officially confirmed cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United States to remove nuclear material from 'Site 99', a secret facility from the Assad regime era. The Syrian document states that the goal is 'to reactivate Syria's full membership in the Agency, and to support Syria in peaceful applications of nuclear energy, including health, nutritional, and scientific research'. The Syrians call for the establishment of an international support committee and announce an IAEA delegation arriving in the coming days. According to sources, the stored material is insufficient for an atomic bomb but suitable for producing a 'dirty bomb' – an explosive device to spread radioactive fallout. The Israeli concern was so real that the IDF bombed the entrances to the site after the fall of the Assad regime to prevent looting. Israel made clear to the US that it would not tolerate the materials remaining, and this ultimatum led to the current agreement. American officials noted that the administration leveraged close relations with the new Syrian government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa to neutralize the 'dirty bomb' crisis and prevent deterioration between Israel, Syria, and Turkey.