The United States has offered to help destroy some of the most lethal elements of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is helping lead the effort, said the U.S. offered to contribute money, technology and support to destroy Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime of the chemical weapons by December 31.
Ahmet Uzumcu, the group's director-general director, said the chemical weapons will likely be destroyed by 'hydrolysis' in the Mediterranean Sea.
According to Fox News, Assad decided to destroy the weapons earlier this year after mounting pressure from the U.S. and other world leaders, including the threat of a military strike.
The decision from Assad came after compelling evidence from international inspectors showed his forces used nerve gas on hundreds of residents August 21.
Sigrid Kaag, the woman appointed as go-between for the United Nations and the OPCW on destroying the stockpile, said that the weapons and chemicals will not be destroyed in Syrian territorial waters, the report added.