Nobel committee hopes the award gives `` strong support '' to OPCW inspectors in Syria . Panel says the prize was n't for work in Syria , but for work to eliminate all chemical weapons . ` The Nobel Committee has rightly recognized their bravery and resolve to carry out this vital mission amid an ongoing war in Syria , '' he said . OPCW inspectors have just begun to work in the active war zone . Comment:
Nobel committee hopes the award gives `` strong support '' to OPCW inspectors in Syria . Panel says the prize was n't for work in Syria , but for work to eliminate all chemical weapons . OPCW inspectors have just begun to work in the active war zone . Comment: