The UN sent in inspectors to carry out the removal and destruction of Syria 's arsenal . Their mission was praised by the U.S. and Russia , while Kerry said that he was pleased with the government 's cooperation , which was also commended by the inspectors , and the " record time " of the progress made . Ban Ki-moon suggested basing the unit in Cyprus and establishing an OPCW - UN Joint Mission in this regard that would " seek to conduct an operation the likes of which , quite simply , have never been tried before " and that the mission was " dangerous and volatile " . He suggested there would be composed of 100 people , including inspectors and support staff . In regard to its work commencing in Syria , the OPCW was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize . The inspectors also faced security problems such as the Four Seasons Hotel Damascus they were residing at in Damascus was near the site of mortar shelling . On 31 October , the OPCW reported that the declared production and mixing facilities had been destroyed a day before the deadline . It said that it had inspected 21 out of 23 chemical weapons sites across the country , though two other sides were too dangerous to inspect but the chemical equipment had been moved to other sites which had been inspected . A statement from the organization read : " The OPCW is satisfied it has verified , and seen destroyed , all declared critical production , mixing , filling equipment from all 23 sites . " By early November the search of disclosed sites was nearly over
2013 Nobel Peace Prize
2013 Nobel Peace Prize
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118