Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

UN Official, Syrian Rebels Used Sarin Nerve Gas, Not Assad’s Army

UN Official, Syrian Rebels Used Sarin Nerve Gas, Not Assad’s Army
Carla del Ponte, a member of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria. 2013/REUTERS/Denis Balibo
 
by Paul Ebeling
Testimony from victims now strongly suggests it was the rebels, not the Syrian  government, that used Sarin Nerve Gas during a recent incident in the revolution-wracked nation, a senior UN diplomat said Monday.