International monitors have announced that the removal and destruction of chemical weapons in Syria has begun.
Observers from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are overseeing the operation, which was established after a UN resolution was passed.
An official from the joint OPCW-UN delegation said,
"The first day of destruction and disabling is over and missile warheads, aerial bombs, along with mobile and static mixing and filling units, were dealt with. Work continues tomorrow and in the next few days."