Pentagon Chief: No Evidence of Recent Sarin Gas Use by Syria

The U.S. has no evidence that the Syrian government recently has used deadly sarin nerve gas on its citizens but is looking into reports of its alleged use from people on the ground, U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday. “We’re looking for evidence of it since clearly we are dealing with the [Bashar al-]Assad regime that has used denial and deceit to hide their outlawed actions,” Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon. Syria has denied using illegal...

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