Syria moves chemical weapons before wider offensive

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Syria moves chemical weapons before wider offensive: defector
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
HACIPASA, Turkey | Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:32am EDT

(Reuters) - A senior Syrian military defector said President Bashar al-Assad's forces were moving chemical weapons across the country for possible use in a military retaliation for the killing of four top security officials.

"The regime has started moving its chemical stockpile and redistributing it to prepare for its use," said General Mustafa Sheikh, citing rebel intelligence obtained in recent days.

"They are moving it from warehouses to new locations," he told Reuters in an interview in southern Turkey, close to the Syrian border. "They want to burn the country. The regime cannot fall without perpetrating a sea of blood."...

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