Syria mulling chemical weapon use

[Potemkin]

Anyone remember the stories that Saddam moved chemical weapons from Iraq to Syria?



http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-e...-says-1.411954


Assad forces mull use of chemical weapons in Homs, opposition says
Opposition figures claim government stockpiling chemical weapons and distributing gas masks to soldiers near Homs; 130 people reportedly killed on Thursday as government intensifies crackdown.

By Zvi Bar'el and DPA Tags: Bashar Assad UN Syria Arab

Syria's military has begun stockpiling chemical weapons and equipping its soldiers with gas masks near the city of Homs, opposition sources reported on Thursday.

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Opposition activists said they had received reports that the Syrian army had transferred a significant quantity of grenades and mortars containing chemical agents to a school building in Homs.

The opposition also reported that gas masks were being distributed to soldiers at roadblocks.

Homs has become the focal point of violent confrontations between insurgents and the country's military in recent days, and opposition figures are concerned that the moves could signal the regime's intention to use chemical weapons against its citizens.

News agencies reported over 130 killed in Syria on Thursday, as Bashar Assad's government intensified its crackdown on an expanding uprising against his regime.

[Auburn Boy]

I wonder how many Syrian consripts in their millitary have familes in HOMS?????

Will they go along with gassing their hometown.

The article in the OP also points out that several other major cities in Syria are also under attack, but HOMS is the only one mentioned frequently in the MSM.

[Ought Six]

I do not think that Assad is dumb enough to use chemical weapons on his own people. If there is one thing that would bring down his regime overnight, this would be it. It would turn virtually everyone against him.

[Brihard]

Gas masks can protect troops against riot control agents too. Have they been issued decontaminant? Atropine? Chem suits?