A senior US
official confirms that the US military and intelligence community has
intercepted communications featuring Syrian military and chemical experts
talking
about preparations for the sarin attack that took place in Idlib last
week.
The intercepts
were part of an immediate review of all intelligence in the hours after the
attack to confirm responsibility for the use of chemical weapons in an attack
in northwestern Syria, which killed at least 70 people.
US officials
have said that there is "no doubt" that Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad is responsible for the attack. The US did not know prior to the attack
it was going to happen, the official emphasized.
So far there
are no intelligence intercepts that have been found directly confirming that
Russian military or intelligence officials communicated about the attack. The
official said the likelihood is the Russians are more careful in their
communications to avoid being intercepted.
The Russian
and Syrian governments have so far both denied involvement in the chemical
attack.
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