“Western officials” are now reporting that Syrian soldiers have loaded a truck with chemical weapons for possible use, according to the Washington Post.
This comes with other reports that beleaguered Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has prepped his Army for a fight, and that the U.S. has deployed at least 400 troops and batteries of Patriot missiles to the Turkish border.
Joby Warrick of the Post writes:
Surveillance photos confirmed that at least one army unit began loading special military vehicles that transport bombs and artillery shells carrying chemical warheads, according to the officials. The moves followed specific orders to elite troops to begin preparations for the use of the weapons against advancing rebel fighters, the officials said.
The intelligence estimate, coming late Thursday, counters another recent report, issued by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta just days ago, that the threat of chemical weapons use by Syrian forces had “leveled off,” according to CBS.
From the CBS report:
“We haven’t seen anything new indicating any aggressive steps to move forward in that way,”
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