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IAEA inspectors visited eastern Syria in 2008 and reported that they recovered traces of processed uranium from a site called Dair Alzour, which the Bush administration alleged housed a nearly operational nuclear reactor.

Second Suspected Syria Nuclear Site Is Found Jay Solomon 2011

During a June 2008 visit to Syria, IAEA inspectors asked Syria to provide documentation detailing past and present uses of the buildings at Dair Alzour and three locations that appear to be functionally linked to the Dair Alzour site.

Watchdog Says Syria Likely Built Nuclear Site David Crawford 2011

Syria has consistently denied Dair Alzour site housed a nuclear reactor, telling the U.N. agency, the destroyed building was a non-nuclear military facility, according to the IAEA report to its Board of Governors.

Watchdog Says Syria Likely Built Nuclear Site David Crawford 2011

Dair and Colin had gone on to follow that dream, just without him.

Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011

The International Atomic Energy Agency formally informed its Board of Governors Tuesday that despite Syrian denials, Syria very likely secretly built a nuclear reactor at Dair Alzour in violation of Syria's international treaty obligations.

Watchdog Says Syria Likely Built Nuclear Site David Crawford 2011

It has refused to allow IAEA inspectors to visit the suspect sites after an initial mission went to Dair Alzour.

U.S. Presses Nuclear Case Against Damascus Jay Solomon 2011

Some 2,000 civilians have been killed, yet protestors continue to flood the streets of Hama, Dair Alzour and other Syrian cities.

The Arab Spring Is Still Alive Matthew Kaminski 2011

The IAEA demands Syria cooperate with its investigation of suspected nuclear activity at the Dair Alzour site.

Watchdog Says Syria Likely Built Nuclear Site David Crawford 2011

The facility in eastern Syria destroyed in late 2007 by Israeli fighter jets, Dair Alzour, was a nearly operational nuclear reactor built in collaboration with North Korea, U.S. intelligence agencies believe.

U.S. Presses Nuclear Case Against Damascus Jay Solomon 2011

In its report, the IAEA said the features of the destroyed building at Dair Alzour are comparable to features expected in a facility built to hold a gas cooled graphite moderated reactor.

Watchdog Says Syria Likely Built Nuclear Site David Crawford 2011