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May 7, 2013

U.N. Panel: No Conclusive Findings Yet on Chemical Weapons in Syria 
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Details remain murky about potential chemical weapons attacks inside
Syria, which have been described by President Obama as a possible
trigger for direct U.S. intervention. A U.N. commission investigating
possible chemical weapons use in Syria sought to distance itself from
claims by one of its investigators that sarin nerve gas was likely used
by rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad. In a statement, the
commission said it "wishes to clarify that it has not reached conclusive
findings as to the use of chemical weapons in Syria by any parties to
the conflict." White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday the
Obama administration is "highly skeptical" of claims the rebels used
chemical agents and believes any attack involving the weapons would
likely have been carried out by the Assad regime.

 

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