(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - Over the past few months Syrian rebels have been reporting on the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime. A few weeks ago Western intelligence sources learned that the rebels' reports were accurate. A close examination of footage and other material by experts in the West proved that the regime's army has in fact been using paralyzing chemical agents for a few months now against the rebels and civilians who support them. These gases do not necessarily cause death and are not as lethal as gases that are classified as chemical weapons. In addition, the Scud missiles fired toward rebel-controlled areas were aimed at army camps the rebels had attacked or seized, not at civilians, as the rebels claimed. The Scuds were also meant to destroy weapons the Syrian army had left behind, mainly anti-aircraft missiles.
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