US: Russia ‘Bears Responsibility’ for Syrian Regime’s Chemical Attacks on Civilians
The United States joined its NATO allies Tuesday in launching a pressure campaign against the use of chemical weapons in Syria, while singling out Russia for protecting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. “The recent attacks in East Ghouta raise serious concerns that Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime might be continuing its use of chemical weapons against its own people,” U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Paris. Tillerson said at least 20 people were killed Monday in an apparent chlorine gas attack in rebel-held East Ghouta, near Damascus. He singled out Russia and its support for the Assad regime. “Whoever conducted …