Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Ex-Syrian General: Syria’s Chemical Arms Match Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal

Major-General Adnan Sillu, who defected from the regime earlier this year, was party to top-levels talks about the use of chemical weapons in Syria. (Youtube screengrab)

Syria’s Chemical Arms Match Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal: Defected General -- Al Arabiya

The Syrian regime has a large arsenal of chemical weapons, which matches up to Israel’s nuclear arsenal, the defected former head of Syria's chemical warfare program told Al Arabiya on Monday.

Major-General Adnan Sillu, who defected from the regime earlier this year, was party to top-levels talks about the use of chemical weapons on both rebel fighters and civilians.

He told Al Arabiya where the Syrian regime has stored its chemical weapons in specific cities across the war-torn country, highlighting chemical warehouses in the city of Homs and weapons stored also in scientific research center in Aleppo.

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More News On Syria's Chemical Weapons

Syria’s Chemical Arms Match Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal: General -- Arutz Sheva
Assad’s chemical stockpile ‘has reached similar levels to Israel’s nuclear weapons,’ defected Syrian general says -- Times of Israel
Jerusalem concerned by Syria’s chemical weapons -- Jerusalem Post
US plans for possibility that Syria could lose control of chemical arms -- Stars and Stripes/Washington Post
Syria 'Genuinely Worried' Extremists Could Get Chemical Weapons -- Reuters
Syria warns that opposition could use chemical weapons against civilians and blame government -- Washington Post/AP
It's Now 'Almost Inevitable' That Syrian Rebels Will Acquire Chemical Weapons -- Business Insider
A defector’s account of Syrian chemical weapons on the move
-- David Ignatius, Washington Post

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