US President Barack Obama claimed on Monday that Damascus might have plans to use chemical weapons against armed militants in Syria
US President Barack Obama claimed on Monday that Damascus might have plans to use chemical weapons against armed militants in Syria.
Obama ‘warned’ Syrian President Bashar al-A
ssad not to use chemical weapons against the militants.
There would be consequences if Assad were to use these weapons, Obama warned, adding that "the world is watching" you.
"The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable," he stated.
Earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that if the Syrian government uses the chemical weapons, it would mean that Damascus has crossed a US redline.
Meanwhile, Syria has dismissed allegations that it intends to use chemical weapons to end the unrest, stressing that it will never use weapons of mass destruction against its own people.
“In response to the statements of the US foreign minister, Syria confirms repeatedly that it will never, under any circumstances, use chemical weapons against its own people, if such weapons exist,” Syrian state television quoted a foreign ministry official as saying.
