Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron sharpened his stance on Thursday on possible intervention in Syria, claiming that France has "proof" of a chemical attack last week and insisting that regimes must be held accountable for their abuses. Meanwhile, Britain has stressed the need for international chemical detection teams to visit the site of Saturday's attack, the former rebel stronghold of Douma east of Damascus. Macron gave no details on France's analysis of the attack. Photo: White Helmets/APMacron has long called the use of chemical weapons in Syria a "red line" that would trigger French retaliation. Since the Douma attack, Macron has mostly couched his rationale as a natural response to an obvious human rights violation.

Source: Libya Today April 12, 2018 19:28 UTC