(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian foreign ministry denied on Saturday U.S. allegations it had used chemical weapons against rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave near Damascus, saying the accusations were "lies" without evidence.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday the Syrian government had repeatedly used chlorine as a weapon. A day earlier, Washington said it was prepared to consider military action if necessary to deter chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime.
On Friday, the regime bombardment on Eastern Ghouta killed at least 11 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
At least three civilians, including two children, were killed in air strikes on the town of Arbin .
The bloodshed came a day after the latest suspected chlorine attack by the regime of President Bashar Assad on Ghouta, which has been besieged by regime forces since 2013.
Senior U.S. administration officials Thursday said President Donald Trump did not rule out military action, such as the cruise missiles fired at a Syrian airfield in April 2017.
The Britain-based war monitor, which relies on a network of sources on the ground across Syria, said shelling killed another eight civilians, including in Ghouta's main town of Douma.
Syria's war has killed more than 340,000 people and displaced millions since it began in March 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests. (Wih Agencies)
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