Hagel Tours Israel

Israeli military warns of possible Syrian chemical weapons use
Chuck Hagel, Benjamin Netanyahu / AP

JERUSALEM — Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, currently touring the Middle East for the first time in his new role, was confronted with Israeli evidence that Syria may have deployed chemical weapons against rebel troops.

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Carney: White House can't rule out chemical weapons use in Syria
A man shout after a missile hits in a house in Aleppo, Syria / AP

The White House on Thursday again evaded direct questions about whether chemical weapons were deployed in Syria.

A Tour of Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Syrian chemical weapons sites revealed as defector adds new details on regime’s plans to use nerve gas
Bashar al-Assad / AP

Rebels in Syria have disclosed new details on the Damascus regime’s chemical weapons storage sites, as a military defector last week outlined plans by Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to use the deadly arms.