Western states are considering a series of air strikes on Syrian government military facilities that may be launched soon, the Financial Times writes. The move will be aimed at forcing the Assad regime to abstain from using chemical weapons again, the authors of the article write.
According to the article, there are many reasons to start a military operation against the Syrian regime. Assad allowed the UN mission to visit the region too late, which means that he had a good chance to destroy all the evidence proving that the authorities are responsible for the recent chemical attacks near Damascus. The authors believe it's quite clear that the attack was launched by Assad's forces.
The United States, the United Kingdom and France are ready to respond, the article reads. A series of air strikes may be held this week, but no large-scale operation should be expected, the Financial Times cites a source as saying.
