COUNTRIES: SYRIA: Competing Claims on Chemical Weapons Use in Syria

[David P. Dillard]

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COUNTRIES: SYRIA;

Competing Claims on Chemical Weapons Use in Syria

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Competing Claims on Chemical Weapons Use in Syria

By Frederik Pleitgen and David Simpson

CNN

Updated 1:10 AM EDT, Sun August 25, 2013

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/24/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html

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Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- As Western powers try to verify claims that the
Syrian government used chemical weapons this week in a northeastern suburb
of Damascus, the Syrian government is accusing rebel forces of doing the
same.

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State-run television reported Saturday that Syrian armed forces had
surrounded Jobar, the opposition-held district on the edge of Damascus
that saw some of the 1,300 reported dead in Wednesday's early morning
attack. Several of the soldiers were "suffocating" from exposure to gases
as they entered the city, according to state TV.

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"It is believed that the terrorists have used chemical weapons in the
area," Syrian TV reporting, citing anonymous source. The government uses
the term "terrorists" to describe rebel forces.

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It showed video of a room containing gas masks and gas canisters that the
Army said were discovered in a storage facility in Jobar. CNN could not
independently confirm the veracity of the claims or the authenticity of
the video.

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Opposition leaders deny involvement in the attack, which they say killed
hundreds near the capital.

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The competing claims surfaced as a White House official told CNN that
President Barack Obama was meeting with his national security team to
discuss the alleged chemical weapons attack

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"Once we ascertain the facts, the president will make an informed decision
about how to respond," the official said on condition of anonymity. "We
have a range of options available, and we are going to act very
deliberately so that we're making decisions consistent with our national
interest as well as our assessment of what can advance our objectives in
Syria."

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In an exclusive interview with CNN that aired Friday, Obama said the
United States and United Nations inspectors were gathering information on
the attack, but that preliminary signs pointed to a "big event of grave
concern."

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