Washington warns Assad over 'undeniable' chemical weapons attack
The United States put Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on
notice on Monday that it believes he was responsible for using chemical weapons
against civilians. Military chiefs from the United States and its European and
Middle Eastern allies met in Jordan for what could be a council of war, should
they decide to punish Assad, who has denied using chemical weapons and blamed
rebels for staging such attacks. U.S. warships armed with cruise missiles are
already positioned in the Mediterranean. Activists say at least 80 people were
killed in Mouadamiya when the district was hit with poison gas. Hundreds of
people also were killed in three other rebel-held districts - Irbin, Ain Tarma
and Jobar.
Russia, Assad's main arms supplier and diplomatic defender
in the U.N. Security Council, says rebels may have been behind the chemical
attack. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said any intervention in Syria without a
Security Council resolution would be a grave violation of international law.
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