Debate On The Use Of Chemical Weapons In Syria Continues

Suspicion Grows Over Syria Chemical Weapons -- Al Jazeera

UK prime minister backs US spy agencies' assessment that Damascus likely to have used sarin gas against civilians.

The US has said that Syria has probably used chemical weapons against rebel forces on a "small scale," but emphasised that intelligence services were still not 100 percent sure.

US spy agencies have investigated reports from Syrian opposition groups that President Bashar al-Assad's forces have used sarin gas on at least two occasions during the two-year-old conflict.

"Our intelligence community does assess with varying degrees of confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria," Caitlin Hayden, a US National Security Council spokesperson, said on Thursday.

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British Leader Says Evidence of Chemical Warfare in Syria Is Limited but Growing -- New York Times
British PM says growing evidence Syria used chemical weapons -- Reuters
Britain: Growing Evidence Syria Used Chemical Weapons -- Voice of America
Turkey says chemical arms use would escalate Syria crisis -- Reuters
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Syria: U.S. manipulation behind chemical weapons evidence -- CNN
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Yes, it’s a big deal if Syria crossed the chemical weapons ‘red line.’ Here’s why. -- Max Fisher, Washington Post
Will Chemical Weapons Change U.S. Policy Toward Syria? -- Greg Myre, NPR
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