Resumen de Syria crosses the line
In the early hours of last Wednesday, footage appeared online purporting to show a chemical attack on Ghouta, an area held by rebels opposing the Syrian government. Harrowing eye-witness accounts and images of supposed delivery rockets followed. UN weapons inspectors have now gained access to the area and are gathering samples for analysis and interviewing survivors. The Syrian government is believed to have stockpiles of sarin, as well as mustard gas. Allegations of chemical attacks by both sides in Syria's two-year civil war began last year. Until now, none had been convincing: all had too few victims, with inappropriate symptoms and conflicting stories. With thousands, if not millions, of people within a few hundred kilometers of Syrian weapons sites, bombing them is an option foreign governments must weigh carefully.
