Syria says could use chemical arms against foreigners
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Western states expressed alarm after Syria acknowledged for the first time that it has chemical and biological weapons and said it could use them if foreign countries intervene.
A week of unprecedented fighting inside the capital, Damascus, including a bomb attack that killed four of President Bashar al-Assad‘s closest advisers, has transformed the 16-month uprising and dramatically escalated international pressure on Assad.
Damascus residents said the
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