Washington said it had seen signs that Assad may be using chemical weapons, including an alleged chlorine attack, in the latest offensive and warned that it would respond 'quickly and appropriately' if this were proven.
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT — The United States on Wednesday called for a new ceasefire in Syria as rival forces clashed in the country's northwest, where the government is waging an offensive on the last big stretch of rebel-held territory.
White Helmets members also know as the Syrian Civil Defence putting a body into a bag in a town, said to be Saraqib, Idlib province, Syria on May 22, 2019."What we really need in Idlib and throughout the country is a ceasefire," James Jeffrey, U.S. special representative for Syria engagement and special envoy to the global coalition to defeat the ISIS militant group, said at a House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee hearing.
"We do not at this point have any confirmation that chlorine, which was the substance that was suggested or alleged, has been used. ... We haven't finished our review," he said. Jeffrey also said the U.S. was engaging with Russia to help de-escalate the conflict in Idlib."Despite the recent tragic offensive there, Moscow has reconfirmed, at least on paper, their commitment to the ceasefire deal with the Turks," he said.
"We can no longer put up with living under bombardment or in the open under the trees," said Abu Abdullah, one of thousands of Syrians in white tents dotted around the rock-strewn olive groves close to the frontier. Syrian state media reported that the army had stopped a large attack by rebel groups in several places, killing many insurgents.
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