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Obama: Chemical weapons would cause U.S. to ‘rethink’ action on Syria
President Barack Obama Tuesday warned against a rush to judgment on Syria’s use of chemical arms, but said proof of their use would trigger a “rethink” of his reluctance to use military force. As critics complain that he let Syria cross a US “red line,” Obama said Washington believed chemical…
White House confirms ‘small scale’ use of chemical weapons in Syria
The White House said Thursday it had informed lawmakers that Syria had likely used chemical weapons against rebel fighters on a “small scale,” but emphasized that more assessments were needed. “Our intelligence community does assess with varying degrees of confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a…
U.S. says ‘no indication’ Syrian rebels used chemical weapons
The United States has found no evidence to support a Syrian government allegation that opposition rebels used chemical weapons in an attack this week, a US official said Thursday. “We have no indication that chemical weapons were used,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Syrian government and…
Britain sees evidence Assad could use chemical weapons against Syrian rebels
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Saturday said that there is evidence that the Syrian government could use its chemical weapons stocks in its conflict with rebels fighting to oust it. “We are extremely concerned about the stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and we are also concerned about…
U.S. again warns Syria on chemical weapons
The United States has intelligence which raises “serious concerns” that Syria is considering employing chemical weapons in its war with rebel forces, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday. “Without commenting on the specific intelligence that we have with regards to these chemical weapons, I think there is no question…
Syria’s chemical weapons shrouded in secrecy
WASHINGTON — Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, which Damascus has acknowledged for the first time, is decades old and among the biggest in the Middle East, but experts are divided over its exact nature. President Bashar al-Assad’s regime caused a global uproar Monday when it vowed to use its chemical weapons…
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