UN has strong suspicions Syrian Rebels used Sarin Gas

Juan Cole 05/06/2013

A UN commission unvestigating the situation in Syria has strong, concrete suspicions that Syrian rebels used sarin gas, but does not have firm proof, according to investigator Carla del Ponti.

Euronews reports

The announcement landed like a bombshell because during the past week Israeli and European officials have levelled the same charge against the Syrian government.

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page