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Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/11/background-press-briefing-syria-4112017
White House: Syria May Have Additional Chemical Agents
(White House) The White House released a report on Tuesday that details U.S. intelligence on the chemical weapons attack in Syria. A senior administration official told a press briefing that the chemical attack in Khan Sheikhun on April 4 came from SU-22 fixed-wing aircraft out of Shayrat airfield, which is regime-controlled. "We have information that suggests that personnel historically associated with the chemical weapons program were at Shayrat airfield in late March preparing for this attack. On the dates surrounding the attack, and the day of the attack, they were again present at that airfield....We do have physiological samples from a number of victims that confirm sarin exposure." "We do not assess...that ISIS or other terrorists in the area have sarin. So while ISIS is using sulfur mustard...in this case this is not terrorist...use of sarin. But we do know that the Syrian regime has sarin, that it used it in the 2013 attack....We take very seriously the possibility that Syria may have additional agents elsewhere....There are more than 200 allegations of regime chemical use since 2013."