Assad approves use of chlorine gas in Idlib

US officials report that Syrian President Bashar Assad has approved the use of chlorine gas in an offensive against the country’s last major rebel stronghold in Idlib – in defiance of US and allied warnings. The US and France have threatened retaliatory action if Syria again conducts chemical warfare in the decisive battle to retake the large province.

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