Chemical weapons used in Syria, unclear by whom

UN investigators have said that there is "compelling evidence" that the nerve gas sarin was used in a missile attack in Damascus last month, reports the BBC.

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NEW YORK UN investigators have said that there is "compelling evidence" that the nerve gas sarin was used in a missile attack in Damascus last month, reports the BBC. "Samples of soil, chemical and medical samples that we have collected provide clear and convincing evidence that the ground-ground missiles that contained sarin were used on August 21 near Damascus," said their report, the AP reported. However, it is not stated who had resorted to using chemical weapons during the said attack. Chemical weapons used in Syria, unclear by whom "The conclusion is that chemical weapons were used in the conflict between the two sides in the Syrian Arab Republic against civilians, including children, to a relatively large extent," the first page of the report said. The team of UN investigators was headed by Ake Sellstrom, who today submitted the document to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The U.S. accused the government of Bashar al-Assad to be responsible for the chemical attack, and then launched a campaign among its allies to support a military intervention. This support, however, mostly did not arrive, with France backing a U.S. intervention in Syria. Meanwhile, an agreement was reached between the U.S. and Russia on the control of the chemical weapons stockpile in Syria, which could now prevent a U.S. military attack on the country. The UN secretary-general will now present the report to the UN Security Council. Ban will brief the Security Council at a meeting behind closed doors, after which he will talk to the press. (Beta/AP) B92 BBC

Chemical weapons used in Syria, unclear by whom

"The conclusion is that chemical weapons were used in the conflict between the two sides in the Syrian Arab Republic against civilians, including children, to a relatively large extent," the first page of the report said.

The team of UN investigators was headed by Ake Sellstrom, who today submitted the document to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

The U.S. accused the government of Bashar al-Assad to be responsible for the chemical attack, and then launched a campaign among its allies to support a military intervention. This support, however, mostly did not arrive, with France backing a U.S. intervention in Syria.

Meanwhile, an agreement was reached between the U.S. and Russia on the control of the chemical weapons stockpile in Syria, which could now prevent a U.S. military attack on the country.

The UN secretary-general will now present the report to the UN Security Council. Ban will brief the Security Council at a meeting behind closed doors, after which he will talk to the press.

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