Did Syria's Rebels Use Chemical Weapons?

Syria Rebels Reject UN Chemical Weapons Claim -- Al Jazeera

Free Syrian Army leader says UN investigator's claim that his group is likely to have used sarin are a "huge injustice".

The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) has rejected claims by UN investigators that it is likely to have used chemical weapons.

Carla Del Ponte, a leading UN human rights investigator, said on Sunday that a UN commission of inquiry had gathered testimony from casualties of the civil war and medical staff indicating that rebel forces have used the nerve agent sarin.

Speaking to Al Jazeera on Monday, Saleem Edris, FSA chief of staff, said he considered the remarks a "huge injustice" and "provocation" to the Syrian people.

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