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July 24, 2012

Syrian Officials Say Foreign Invasion Would Be Met by Chemical Weapons 
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On Monday, the Syrian government drew international rebukes after vowing
to use chemical weapons in the event of an attack by foreign countries.
This is Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jihad Makdissi.

Jihad Makdissi: "Any stocks of WMD or any unconventional weapons that
the Syrian Arab Republic possesses would never, would never be used
against civilians or against the Syrian people during this crisis at any
circumstances, no matter how the crisis would evolve, no matter how. So
this is the title. All the stocks of these weapons that Syrian Arab
Republic possesses are monitored and guarded by the Syria army. These
weapons are meant to be used only and strictly in the event of external
aggression against the Syrian Arab Republic."

 

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