The issue of Syria By: Valerie Coahuilas

President Obama has spent the last few days addressing the devastating issue in Syria.  In August 21, graphic footages spread all over the internet showing victims of what seemed to have been chemical weapons shot down on citizens along the Syrian capital of Damascus. It was said to have killed 300 people but quickly rose to over 1,000 in areas such as Irbin, Duma and, to the west, Muadhamiya, ect. All blame is being pinned on the Syrian government as part of a wider scale operation to remove all rebels away from the capital. Their government, however, has denied the fact of ever having used chemical weapons, despite these claims the U.S. government has stated that Syria has done ill and claim their military intelligence to be true.

Facts provided by:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23927399