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US has 'some confidence' Syria used chemical weapons US intelligence agencies believe "with varying degrees of confidence" that Syria has used chemical weapons against rebels, the White House has said. It said the nerve agent sarin had been deployed on a "small scale", and did not say where or when it had been used. The White House has warned chemical weapons use would be a "red line" for possible intervention, but says this intelligence does not represent proof. Republicans in Congress called on Thursday for a strong US response. The assessment was made in letters to lawmakers on Thursday signed by Miguel Rodriguez, White House director of the office of legislative affairs. "Our intelligence community does assess, with varying degrees of confidence, that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria, specifically, the chemical agent sarin," one of the letters said. But it added: "Given the stakes involved, and what we have learned from our own recent experiences, intelligence assessments alone are not sufficient - only credible and corroborated facts that provide us with some degree of certainty will guide our decision-making." The phrase "varying degrees of confidence" is normally used to reflect differences in opinion within the intelligence community. Speaking to reporters in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters in Abu Dhabi that the use of sarin "violates every convention of warfare". 'Red line crossed' US Secretary of State John Kerry said there had been two instances of chemical weapons use in Syria. The UK Foreign Office echoed the US claims, saying it had "limited but persuasive information from various sources" of chemical weapons use in Syria. It is understood that Britain obtained samples from inside Syria that have been tested by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down, Wiltshire. "Material from inside Syria tested positive for sarin," a Foreign Office spokesman said. Syria is believed to possess large quantities of chemical weapons and there has been heightened concern among the international community in recent months about the safety of the stockpiles. Although there have been numerous accusations, there has so far not been any confirmation that chemical weapons have been used during Syria's two-year-old conflict. US President Barack Obama warned in December that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would face "consequences" if he used such weapons. The letters released on Thursday were sent to powerful US senators John McCain and Carl Levin. In response, Senator McCain told reporters: "It's pretty obvious that red line has been crossed." He recommended arming the opposition, a step the White House has been reluctant to take. He also urged taking steps to ensure that Syria's chemical weapons did not fall into the wrong hands. "It does not mean boots on the ground," the Arizona senator added. 'No-fly zone' Democrat Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called for international action to help secure Syria's stockpile of chemical arms. Robert Menendez, the Democratic Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said options included "an internationally recognised no-fly zone, providing lethal assistance to vetted opposition forces, and sanctioning the transfer of arms to the regime". White House officials said the US would consult with allies and seek more evidence to confirm their intelligence. On Tuesday, a senior Israeli military official accused Syrian forces of having used the nerve agent sarin against rebels several times. People can normally recover from small doses. Speaking at a security conference in Jerusalem, Brigadier General Itai Brun cited photographs of victims foaming at the mouth and with constricted pupils and other unspecified symptoms. Syria's government and rebels have accused each other of using chemical weapons. A UN team is trying to enter Syria to investigate. Sarin is a colourless and highly toxic nerve agent that can cause convulsions, paralysis and death within minutes if it is absorbed through inhalation, ingestion, or contact with skin or eyes. According to the UN, at least 70,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict.
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सिरियाले रासायनिक अस्त्र प्रयोग गरेकोमा 'शंका छैन': बाइडन सिरिया विरुद्ध संभावित जवाफी प्रतिक्रियाको तयारी भैरहंदा अमेरिकी उपराष्ट्रपति जो बाइडनले, सिरियाली सरकारले आफ्ना जनता विरुद्ध रासायनिक अस्त्र प्रयोग गरेको भन्नेमा “कुनै शंका” नभएको बताएका छन्। अमेरिका र ब्रिटेनले सिरिया विरुद्ध हुने कार्वाही, दमस्कसमा सत्ता परिवर्तनका लागि नभई भविष्यमा रासायनिक अस्त्रको प्रयोगलाई निरुत्साहित पार्नका लागि मात्र हुने भन्नेमा जोड दिएका छन्। रासायनिक हमलाका बारे अमेरिकाले आफ्नो गुप्तचर जानकारी सार्वजनिक गरेको छैन । तर अमेरिकी संचार माध्यमहरुले जनाए अनुसार, हमलाको घटनापछि गोप्य रुपमा सुनिएको सिरियाली प्रतिरक्षा अधिकारीहरुबीच भएको टेलिफोन कुराकानीको आधारमा, उक्त हमलाका लागि सरकारको जीम्मेवारी स्थापित हुन गएको छ। परामर्श सिरिया विरुद्ध कस्तो कार्वाही गर्ने भन्नेमा राष्ट्रपति बाराक ओबामाले विश्व नेताहरुसंग परामर्श जारी राखेका तर त्यसबारे अन्तिम निर्णय लिइनसकेका ह्वाइट हाउस ले जनाएको छ। रक्षामन्त्री चक हेगलले राष्ट्रपति बाराक ओबामाको आदेश भएमा अमेरिकी सेना सिरियामा हमला गर्नका लागि तयार रहेको बताएका छन्। गत साता सिरियामा भएको भनिएको रासायनिक हमला बारे संकलित गोप्य सुचना केहि दिन भित्र सार्वजनिक गर्ने ह्वाइट हाउसले जनाएको छ। संभावित प्रतिकृयाबारे छलफल गर्न ब्रिटिश सरकारले पनि बिहिबार संसदको पुन बैठक गर्ने भएको छ। ब्रिटिश प्रधानमन्त्री डेभिड क्यामरनले भने, “रासायनिक हमलाका कारण मानिसहरुले भोगीरहेको पिडा र मृत्यु देखेपछि विश्व चुप लागेर बस्न सक्दैन।“ अहिलेको संकट गत बुधबार सिरियाको राजधानी वरपरको क्षेत्रमा ३०० जना भन्दा बढी मानसको ज्यान जाने गरि भएको भनिएको रासायनिक हमला पछि निम्तिएको हो। सहयोग फ्रान्सका राष्ट्रपति फ्राँस्वा ओलान्डले घटनाको जिम्मेवार जो हो त्यसलाई सजायं दिन फ्रान्स तयार रहेको बताउँदै सिरियाको मुख्य बिपक्षीलाई सैनिक सहयोग दिने निर्णय गरीएको जानकारी दिएका छन्। सिरियाका बिपक्षी स्रोतहरुले सिरियामा अब छिट्टै पश्चिमा हस्तक्षेप हुने जानकारी आफुहरुलाई गराईएको बताएका छन् । तर सिरियालाई समर्थन दिंदै आएका रुस र चीनले सिरियामा सैनिक हस्तक्षेप गर्ने कुरा विरुद्ध चेतावनी दिएका छन् । सिरियाका विदेशमन्त्री वालिद अल मुआल्लेमले आफुहरु माथि कुनै प्रकारको आक्रमण भएमा आफ्नो देशले हर किसिमले आफ्नो बचाउ गर्ने बताएका छन्। उनले आफ्नो सरकारले रासायनिक अस्त्रको प्रयोग नगरेको भन्ने दावीलाई पुन: दोहोर्याएका छन्। मुआल्लेमले भने, “म के कुरामा विश्वास दिलाउन चाहन्छु भने संसारको कुनै पनि देशले आफ्नै जनता विरुद्ध रासायनिक अस्त्रको प्रयोग गर्दैनन् र त्यसकै पुष्टिका लागि हामीले राष्ट्रसंघीय पर्यवेक्षकहरुलाई अनुसन्धानका लागि अनुमति दिएका हौं।“ आफ्नो सरकारले रासायनिक अस्त्र प्रयोग गरेको भनी अरोप लगाउनेहरुलाई त्यसको प्रमाण पेश गर्न पनि उनले चुनौती दिएका छन्।