On the recordOctober 21, 2016
The Syrian regime has violated the Chemical Weapons Convention and UN Security Council Resolution 2118 by using industrial chlorine as a weapon against its own people.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “The Syrian regime has violated the Chemical Weapons Convention and UN Security Council Resolution 2118 by using…”
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Press Release - Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on the OPCW-UN Report on Syria
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