Syria Clearly to Blame in Chemical Attack on Town, U.S. Says
- Trump administration says evidence, intelligence decisive
- Russia casts doubts that ally Assad carried out attack
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The Trump administration said evidence clearly showed Syria was behind a chemical attack on civilians this month and accused Russia of trying to cover up for its ally, Bashar al-Assad, by spreading disinformation.
As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson headed for Moscow, the U.S. laid out its case in a document relying on declassified intelligence and open-source material, such as commercial satellite images and contemporaneous reports from the scene as well as evidence of sarin exposure gathered from the victims.