"The bottom line is there can be no doubt in the international community's mind that Syria has retained chemical weapons in violation of its agreement and its statement that it had removed them all," Mattis said during a press conference with Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman. "Mattis added that Syria had "dispersed their aircraft in recent days. "An Israeli military assessment has found that Assad 's regime was still in possession of "a few tonnes" of chemical weapons, an army official confirmed.Some Israeli media reports put the number at between one and three tonnes. "Israel is closely watching Iran's presence in Syria, where it is backing Assad.Israeli enemy Hezbollah is also fighting with Assad in Syria. He had previous stops in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and was fly on to Qatar later on Friday.

Source: Economic Times April 21, 2017 12:00 UTC