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Syrian chemical weapon: UN Chief worried;
Obama warns Al-Assad
Tuesday July 24, 2012 09:09:35 AM, Agencies
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Washington:/Belgrade: UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the
possibility of Syria using chemical weapons, calling such an
action "reprehensible".
"It would be reprehensible if anyone in Syria would use weapons of
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A Syrian foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday that chemical
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Obama warns Syria
US President Barack Obama has warned
the Syrian authorities of being held accountable if they decided
to use their arsenal of chemical weapons.
Syrian Foreign Ministry said Monday that Syria may use chemical
weapons against external aggression as the West is pushing for a
possible military intervention in the country torn by violent
clashes between troops loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad and
opposition forces.
"Given the regime's stockpiles of chemical weapons, we will
continue to make it clear to Assad and those around him that the
world is watching and that they will be held accountable by the
international community and the United States should they make the
tragic mistake of using those weapons," said Obama.
He was addressing veterans in Nevada state's Reno county.
The European Union, meanwhile, approved a new set of sanctions
against Syria Monday, including a tougher arms embargo, in
response to the escalating violence in the country.
The new sanctions came as Syrian government troops continued their
large-scale offensive to force rebels out of Damascus and the
northern city of Aleppo.
Up to 17,000 people have been killed in clashes between Assad
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conflict 17 months ago, according to UN estimates based on
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