THE Syrian government has warned that rebels could use chemical weapons in their fight against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, and insists that the regime would never unleash such arms on its own people.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague, however, said there was evidence the Damascus government could actually employ chemical weapons stocks in the conflict which a rights group says has killed at least 42,000 people in nearly 21 months.
“Terrorist groups may resort to using chemical weapons against the Syrian people… after having gained control of a toxic chlorine factory” east of Aleppo, the Syrian foreign ministry said, using the government term for rebel groups.
It added that Damascus would never use such weapons against its own people.
The ministry was believed to be referring to the Syrian-Saudi Chemicals Company (SYSACCO) factory near Safira, which was taken over earlier this week by militants from the jihadist al-Nusra Front.
SOURCE: THE TELEGRAPH AUSTRALIA
NOTE BY THE EDITOR:
A youtube video in Arabic language shows a member of the ‘Free Syrian Army’ demonstrating their balance of chemical weapons stockpile and stating that ‘this we will use against he Alawite community’. May Allah protect us all. As everyone with access to the internet can see, the ‘Free Syrian Army’ is openly threatening the use of chemical weapons. But William Hague still wants to use this topic according to ‘political motives’ …
(Caution: do not show this video to children… it is graphic…)
NOTE BY THE EDITOR:
HOW URGENT AND SERIOUS IS THE SEEKING AFTER PEACE, AS THE KHALIFATUL MASIH V. IS TRYING SO HARD TO CONVEY TO THE WORLD!
Categories: Arab World, Asia, Syria
Quite grave situation!