PBS NewsHour

White House Cautious About Syrian Chemical Warfare Claims

Clip: 04/26/2013 | 2m 48s

While heavy fighting rocked Damascus, an international war of words escalated over whether the Assad regime has used chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war. Jeffrey Brown reports on what the Obama administration considers preliminary evidence of the small scale use of sarin and the Syrian government's denial of those claims.

Aired: 04/26/13

Expired: 12/31/69

Rating: NR

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