U.S. Accuses Assad Over Syrian Chemical Strike: Pressure Grows On West To Arm Rebels After Massacre Of 1,700 -- Daily Mail
* Disturbing photos taken today show the aftermath of the deadly chemical weapons unleashed on a suburb
* Bodies of men, women and children are piled high in makeshift morgues as those who escaped fight for their lives
* Activists claim that government forces are firing rockets at neighbourhoods on eastern outskirts of Damascus today
* Devastating attack that killed hundreds prompts protests and vigils from around the world
* President Bashar Assad's government denies using rockets to release fatal fumes over suburb
* U.S., Britain and France demand a U.N. team should be allowed to inspect chemical attack site
* U.N. team already in Syria to investigate previous attacks but need government permission to examine new site
* U.N. Security Council have not demanded new investigation into site but said 'clarity' into attack was needed
* Diplomats claim U.N.'s statement about attack was watered down to accommodate Russia and China's objections
* Death toll rising, opposition activists claim as '6,000 people suffer breathing problems after attacks'
America pointed the finger of blame at the Syrian regime last night for the chemical weapons attack on civilians that has horrified the world.
The US State Department said Syrian rebels did not have the means to carry out an outrage on the scale seen in the Damascus suburbs on Wednesday – leaving tyrant Bashar Al Assad firmly in the dock.
Amid signs that the West is rapidly moving closer to intervention in Syria’s bloody civil war, Barack Obama ordered US intelligence agencies to ‘urgently gather’ evidence about the attack, which killed up to 1,700 civilians, many of them women and children.
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More News On The Aftermath of A Deadly Chemical Attack In Syria
Syria's 'chemical' attack: Distressing footage analysed -- BBC
Syria 'chemical' attack: France says force may be needed -- BBC
Australia to take charge of UN response on Syria -- The Australian
U.N., U.S. call for urgent probe of Syria chemical attack claim -- CNN
Syria 'chemical' attack: Ban Ki-moon urges swift probe -- BBC
U.N.'s Ban pushes Syria to allow for chemical attack probe -- Reuters
UN Urges Probe into Alleged Nerve Gas Attack in Syria -- RIA Novosti
UN: Chemical Weapons in Syria Would be "Crime Against Humanity" -- Voice of America
Syria chemical use would be 'crime against humanity' -- AFP
Expert casts doubt on Syria chemical weapons footage -- Euronews
Syria and Chemical Weapons – A Timeline of Key Statements -- Wall Street Journal
The Known Knowns and Known Unknowns of a Chemical Attack in Syria -- Aryn Bake, The Time
Syria crisis: Could chemical weapons claims prompt Libya-style intervention? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
