‘Chemical warfare in Syria’

Published on 27 May 2013 at 12:25

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Ahead of an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels today that will discuss the controversial question of terminating the embargo on arms supplies to Syrian rebel groups, Le Monde has published an investigation, which they claim proves that the army of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has carried out chemical gas attacks.
“The seriousness of the cases, their growing number, and the tactics used, show that this is not about tear gas on the front, but about much more toxic weapons, in a completely different category,” points out the article by a Le Monde journalist and an independent photographer, who spent two months in and around the Syrian capital, Damascus. Tests are still being carried out to identify the type of gas used.
The daily concludes —

… western leaders urgently need to make public what they know about chemical weapons in Syria. They must stop humming and hawing about a ‘red line’ and put an end to any ambiguity before it is too late.

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