UN council rejects Russian draft on Syria gas attacks probe

The vote followed a Russian veto of a US draft resolution also on extending the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM

The UN Security Council on Thursday rejected a Russian-drafted resolution that would have extended a UN-led investigation of chemical attacks in Syria but with changes to the panel.

The vote followed a Russian veto of a US draft resolution also on extending the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), tasked with identifying perpetrators of chemical attacks in Syria.

Source:AFP