White House Accuses Assad Regime of Preparing Another Chemical Attack
The US has declared that it believes Syria is preparing to carry out another chemical attack and warned that the Syrian leader and his military would "pay a heavy price" if it went ahead
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| 27/06/2017
Photo: AP
The White House warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that he and his military would "pay a heavy price" if it conducted a chemical weapons attack and said the United States had reason to believe such preparations were underway.
The White House said in a statement on Monday the preparations by Syria were similar to those undertaken before an April 4 chemical attack that killed dozens of civilians and prompted US President Donald Trump to order a cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base.
"The United States has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime that would likely result in the mass murder of civilians, including innocent children," White House spokesman Sean Spicer said.
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, tweeted a warning to Russia and Iran, saying any attack would be blamed not only on Assad, "but also on Russia & Iran who support him killing his own people."
[Source: Reuters]
The US has declared that it believes Syria is preparing to carry out another chemical attack and warned that the Syrian leader and his military would "pay a heavy price" if it went ahead
Photo: AP
The White House warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that he and his military would "pay a heavy price" if it conducted a chemical weapons attack and said the United States had reason to believe such preparations were underway.
The White House said in a statement on Monday the preparations by Syria were similar to those undertaken before an April 4 chemical attack that killed dozens of civilians and prompted US President Donald Trump to order a cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base.
"The United States has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime that would likely result in the mass murder of civilians, including innocent children," White House spokesman Sean Spicer said.
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, tweeted a warning to Russia and Iran, saying any attack would be blamed not only on Assad, "but also on Russia & Iran who support him killing his own people."
[Source: Reuters]
