CNN: US intelligence intercepted communications between Syrian military and chemical experts
(CNN)The US military and intelligence community has intercepted communications featuring Syrian military and chemical experts talking about preparations for the sarin attack in Idlib last week, a senior US official tells CNN.
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 89 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. The US scoops up such a large volume of communications intercepts in areas like Syria and Iraq, the material often is not processed unless there is a particular event that requires analysts to go back and look for supporting intelligence material.
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More News On Reports That The U.S. Military And Intelligence Intercepted Communications Involving Syrian Military And Chemical Experts
US intercepted chemical weapons communications in Syria: report -- The Hill
US ‘intercepted Syrian preparation communications’ ahead of chemical attack -- The Independent
Report: US intercepted communications preceding Syria's chemical attack -- Aol.Com
The US may have intercepted communications that preceded Syria's chemical-weapons attack -- Business Insider
US intercepted messages about chemical attack in Syria: CNN -- Middle East Eye
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