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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Truth Hurts" data-source="post: 30388045" data-attributes="member: 477372"><h3>U.S. Spy Agencies Monitor Chemical Weapons Storage Sites, Fearing Use in Syria</h3>U.S. intelligence agencies are closely monitoring suspected chemical weapons storage sites in Syria, looking for indications that forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are preparing to employ them against the collection of rebel groups fighting to depose him, officials said Saturday.The agencies assess that Mr. al-Assad’s forces have maintained limited stockpiles of chemical weapons, including munitions loaded with the nerve agent sarin, and there is growing concern that the government could employ them as part of a last-ditch effort to prevent rebels from seizing the capital, Damascus, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/world/middleeast/us-spy-agencies-monitor-chemical-weapons-storage-sites-fearing-use-in-syria.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/world/middleeast/us-spy-agencies-monitor-chemical-weapons-storage-sites-fearing-use-in-syria.html</a></blockquote>

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