U.S. Officials Doubt Syrian Rebel Claims That The Assad Regime Used Chemical Weapons In The Battleground City Of Homs

U.S. Officials Doubt Syrian Rebels’ Chemical Attack Claim -- Danger Room

Opposition activists in Syria are claiming that the embattled regime of Bashar Assad gassed rebel forces in the battleground city of Homs on Sunday. U.S. officials tell Danger Room that they are skeptical about the rebels’ chemical weapon claims, however.

Al Jazeera reported that seven people died after inhaling a gas sprayed by government forces in a part of Homs held by the rebel Free Syrian Army. “We don’t know what this gas is but medics are saying it’s something similar to sarin,” rebel Raji Rahmet Rabbou told the Qatar-based news organization.

The “poisonous material” was deployed by government warplanes, Haaretz reported, citing a rebel statement. The Assad regime, meanwhile, is blaming the rebels for the attack.

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My Comment: Something was used .... seven rebel soldiers died .... but without independent confirmation we will probably never know if chemical weapons were used .... or it was something else.