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John Kerry Assured Syrian Opposition Leader Assi Al-Jarba Of U.S. Commitment To Chemical Attack Response

Sec. Kerry Reaffirms U.S. Commitment To Syrian Opposition
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US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks the situation in Syria from the Treaty Room at the State Department in Washington, DC on August 30, 2013. Kerry declared Friday that international failure to take military action against Syria over its chemical weapons attacks would embolden Iran and Hezbollah. 'This matter also goes beyond the limits of Syria's borders,' he said, in a statement that left little doubt that US military action against Syria was imminent. 'It's about whether Iran, which itself has been a victim of chemical weapons attacks, will now feel emboldened in the absence of action to obtain nuclear weapons. It's about Hezbollah and every other terrorist group that might contemplate the use of weapons of mass destruction.' AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks the situation in Syria from the Treaty Room at the State Department in Washington, DC on August 30, 2013. Kerry declared Friday that international failure to take military action against Syria over its chemical weapons attacks would embolden Iran and Hezbollah. 'This matter also goes beyond the limits of Syria's borders,' he said, in a statement that left little doubt that US military action against Syria was imminent. 'It's about whether Iran, which itself has been a victim of chemical weapons attacks, will now feel emboldened in the absence of action to obtain nuclear weapons. It's about Hezbollah and every other terrorist group that might contemplate the use of weapons of mass destruction.' AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to the Syrian opposition leader on Saturday to underscore the determination of the United States to hold the Syrian government accountable for using chemical weapons, a U.S. official said.

Kerry spoke with Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmed Assi al-Jarba to underscore President Barack Obama's "commitment to holding the Assad regime accountable for its chemical weapons attack against its own people on August 21st," a senior State Department official said.

Kerry also spoke with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Japan about Syria. (Reporting by Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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