BALADI NEWS
The United States on Wednesday denounced the repeated use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime and vowed “to prevent further use of these deadly weapons and to hold it accountable for these heinous crimes.”
The Assad regime's “barbaric history of using chemical weapons against its own people cannot and will not be forgotten or tolerated,” the State Department said in a statement commemorating the one-year anniversary of the “horrific” chemical attack with the nerve agent sarin on the Ghouta district in Damascus that killed more than 1,400 Syrians.
“Assad and others in his regime who believe they can continue using chemical weapons with impunity are mistaken," the department wrote.
It also said that Washington remains determined to "hold the Assad regime accountable for these heinous acts and will continue to pursue all efforts alongside partner countries to ensure that those involved in chemical attacks face serious consequences.”
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons anywhere, by anyone, under any circumstances,” the department stressed.
Source: Asharq Al-Awsat.