As Syria announced their first ever acknowledgement that it possesses chemical weapons, US President Barack Obama has warned the Syrian regime against their deployment.
Earlier on Monday, Syrian Foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi confirmed that they held chemical weapons, but declared that they would not be deployed “during the crisis in Syria no matter what the developments inside Syria”. He did state however, that they would only be used if “Syria is exposed to external aggression”.
US President Barack Obama, addressing war veterans in Nevada responded to the statement, saying,
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated on Sunday that at least 19,106 people had been killed since the uprising began in March 2011.
Earlier on Monday, Syrian Foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi confirmed that they held chemical weapons, but declared that they would not be deployed “during the crisis in Syria no matter what the developments inside Syria”. He did state however, that they would only be used if “Syria is exposed to external aggression”.
US President Barack Obama, addressing war veterans in Nevada responded to the statement, saying,
"Given the regime's stockpile of chemical weapons, we will continue to make it clear to Assad and those around him that the world is watching"The statements come as rebels claim to have of some districts of the city of Aleppo, with fierce fighting still raging in the capital Damascus.
"They will be held accountable by the international community and the United States should they make the tragic mistake of using those weapons”
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated on Sunday that at least 19,106 people had been killed since the uprising began in March 2011.
