US warns Syria, Russia on use of chemical weapons

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US warns Syria, Russia on use of chemical weapons
 Laurie  Mylroie Laurie Mylroie

WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) - On Tuesday, both the Pentagon and State Department reiterated warnings to Damascus, and its Russian backer, against using chemical weapons in the regime’s widely anticipated offensive in Idlib, the last rebel-held province in Syria.

If there were “any Russian and/or Syrian regime offensive on Idlib and any kind of escalation in that area, we would hold them accountable,” Nauert said, responding to a question from Kurdistan 24, “especially, most especially, for the use of chemical weapons.”

That message was conveyed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Russia’s Foreign Minister in a phone conversation last week, she explained.

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