Many find difficult to reconcile why the deaths in Syria of over 1,000 people by chemical weapons have been deemed more horrific than the killing of 100,000 by conventional artillery. (United Media Office of Arbeen/Associated Press)
A UN official says international inspectors have begun destroying Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons and the machinery used to create it.
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The official couldn't confirm what specifically was destroyed, but said that by the end of Sunday, a combination of both weapons and some production equipment would be put out of order.
He spoke anonymously because of the matter's sensitivity.
Inspectors are tasked by the UN to dismantle and ultimately destroy Syria's chemical weapon program by mid-2014.
The push to destroy Syria's chemical weapons program came after an August attack near Damascus that killed hundreds of civilians.
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