As the Syrian revolt continues to tear the country apart, the
international community has been eager to condemn Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad, even as it became clear that the rebels do not, in
fact, represent a popular uprising against the oppression of the Assad
regime. According to UN diplomat Carla del Ponte, however, it appears
that the recent chemical weapons attack was carried out by the Syrian
rebels and not the regime, as it had been widely assumed. Speaking to a
Swiss television channel, del Ponte said that there were “strong,
concrete suspicions but not yet incontrovertible proof,” that rebels had
carried out the attack. She also said UN investigators had seen no
evidence of the Syrian army using chemical weapons, but that further
investigation was needed (May 2013***).
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Tuesday 27 August 2013
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