In 1992 Kenneth R. Timmerman published a monograph by the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles which presented the first detailed accounts of Syria's chemical weapons and missile programs. Weapons of Mass Destruction: the Cases of Iran, Syria, and Libya [August 1992] is still cited by scholars and government researchers as an authority.
"Briefing document: Syrian CW programs" Mednews - Middle East Defense News September 28, 1992; Vol. 5, No. 24
Cerin
Officials in Washington has reportedly identified a facility dedicated to the production of biological agents in Cerin, while Israeli intelligence is monitoring several additional "suspicious" sites.