Obama asks for investigation into Syrian gas attack
- 11 years ago
President Barack Obama has ordered US spy agencies to urgently probe claims that Syrian forces launched a chemical attack on civilians, including children, aides said on Thursday.
Officials said they could not yet be sure the deadly arms had killed as many as 1,300 people outside Damascus, even though US ally France said it was likely they were used.
Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Washington.
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Officials said they could not yet be sure the deadly arms had killed as many as 1,300 people outside Damascus, even though US ally France said it was likely they were used.
Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Washington.
For more on this story, click here: http://aje.me/1d5HsHB