U.S. Renews Allegations Of Chemical Weapons Usage In Syria

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WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The United States has renewed its allegations that Syria has used outlawed chemical weapons against rebels in the country's two-year-old conflict.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that there was "strong evidence" that President Bashar al-Assad's troops employed poison gas against rebel forces.

Still, Kerry pushed the importance of talks to settle the crisis.

"It's not an easy path but it is a path I think we, as a matter of conscience, are obligated to go down," Kerry said during a Google+ Hangout appearance.

The White House said late last month that the United States had established with "varying degrees of confidence" that a sarin gas attack had occurred in Syria.

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