Syria: Assad 'Planned Gas Attack Last Summer

MaxShimba · 2013-09-01T23:52:02+00:00

A former high-ranking Syrian diplomat who defected saying his conscience could not allow him to continue representing the regime has emerged from hiding to give his first interview to Sky News. "During the last two weeks of July 2012 there was information delivered to the British government about the preparation done by the regime to start using chemical weapons against the militants and the opposition surrounding Damascus. "They called me and they asked me to deliver a message to Syria saying that they had information that they have the intention and the will to use chemical weapons against the people and that this was not acceptable. "I delivered this message to Syria and they sent me an answer saying these chemical weapons are secured, stored and monitored by Syrian army and for use only in the case of aggression from outside the country. "I think because there was condemnation by many countries at the time the Syrian government stopped their intention and didnt launch any chemical attack against the opposition. Read more: Syria: Assad 'Planned Gas Attack Last Summer'

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Start date Sep 2, 2013

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