Assertion: chemical weapon | /r/ObjectUse | used in syria
Facets:
value: recently
type: TEMPORAL
value: since late 2012
type: TEMPORAL
value: against rebel forces
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: : The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in his press briefing that all information the U.S. has, including reports of the number of victims, their symptoms, and the firsthand accounts from humanitarian organizations, strongly indicate that chemical weapons were used in Syria.
text: CBSNews.com has spoken to two leading experts in chemical and biological weapons and warfare, and the clear consensus is that no chemical weapons have been used inside Syria.
text: What sarin, the chemical weapon used in Syria, does to your body
text: The FFM’s mandate is to determine whether chemical weapons or toxic chemicals as weapons have been used in Syria.
text: Although the team’s mandate includes the investigation of whether chemical weapons have been used in Syria, it does not extend to establishing responsibility for their use.
text: The FFM’s mandate is to determine whether chemical weapons or toxic chemicals as weapons have been used in Syria.
text: these all strongly indicate that everything these images are already screaming at us are real: that chemical weapons were used in Syria.
text: Chemical weapons have been used in Syria against rebel forces since at least late 2012, culminating in the August 21, 2013 attack on Ghouta outside of Damascus, but Syria joined the CWC in September 2013 as that treaty’s 190th State Party.
text: Israeli cabinet minister Yuval Steinitz echoed that sentiment Wednesday morning, calling it "apparently clear" that chemical weapons were recently used in Syria, just as Mr. Obama was due to touch down in Tel Aviv.