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Source: http://turtlebay.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/04/18/britain_france_claim_syria_used_chemical_weapons
Britain, France Claim Syria Used Chemical Weapons
(Foreign Policy) Colum Lynch - Britain and France have informed the UN there is credible evidence that Syria has fired chemical weapons more than once in the past several months, according to senior UN-based diplomats. They have detailed at least three instances of suspected chemical weapons used in or around Aleppo, Homs, and Damascus since last December. The corroborating evidence includes nerve agent soil samples, witness interviews, opposition sources, and accounts by medical experts who observed victims' symptoms. The Syrian government claimed that opposition elements fired chemical weapons at Syrian forces on March 19, killing 26 people, including Syrian troops. European diplomats claim the victims were hit by a Syrian shell that missed an opposition target.