Syria has reportedly given Russia “material evidence” that opposition fighters have used chemical weapons during the ongoing civil war.
Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes the UN report demonstrating that sarin was used in the attack on the Damascus suburb of Ghouta on 21st August, but rests the blame squarely on the Assad regime.
A UN report has confirmed that sarin gas was used in a rocket attack on the Ghouta suburb of Damascus on 21st August, although it has not attributed blame.
Foreign Secretary Foreign Secretary says the UK, US and France are united in supporting a UN resolution to enshrine Syria’s responsibility to hand over chemical weapons.
A week that started with a march toward war, that melted in the heat of U.S. politics, that morphed into high-level diplomacy, ended with a U.S.-Russian deal to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons.