US Accuses Syria Of Breaking The Chemical Weapons Agreement

US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Syrian President of breaking global chemical weapons agreements. © REUTERS/ Jacquelyn Martin

Kerry: Assad Broke Chemical Arms Treaty -- The Hill

Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday there is evidence Syrian President Bashar Assad is using chlorine gas, “in violation” of a global chemical weapons treaty.



"We believe there is evidence of Assad's use of chlorine," Kerry testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.



Chlorine gas is not on the list of chemicals Syria declared to the international community, but Kerry said its use is prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention.



The secretary said the U.S. also had “some questions” about Assad honoring other parts of the weapons treaty.



The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Wednesday there was "compelling confirmation" that chlorine, in some form, was used in attacks on villages in northern Syria earlier this year.



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