U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the U.S. intelligence community believes the Syrian government has used sarin gas on a small scale against rebels trying to overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad.

Hagel said Thursday during a trip to the United Arab Emirates that U.S. intelligence has confirmed the information “to some degree of varying confidence.”

He said the White House delivered a letter to several members of Congress on the topic of chemical weapons use in Syria … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance