Russia says ISIS are using chemical weapons in Syria after UN confirm discovery of deadly gases

 

Devastation: The aftermath of a chlorine attack, seen here

Russia has accused terror group ISIS of using chemical weapons in Syria.
Russia's Foreign Ministry claims there is a "high probability" that the deadly weapons are being used by Islamic State terrorists.
RIA news agency reported that Mikhail Ulyanov, the head of the Russian foreign ministry department for non-proliferation and arms control, made the accusation today.
Ulyanov also called for an investigation into possible supplies of sarin components from Turkey to Syria.
This comes after a United Nations report found that some people in Syria have been exposed to deadly sarin gas or a compound like it.

Danger: Russia has made the accusation after a UN report on chemical warfare in the country

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) chief Ahmet Uzumcu said: "In one instance, analysis of some blood samples indicates that individuals were at some point exposed to sarin or a sarin-like substance.
"Further investigation would be necessary to determine when or under what circumstances such exposure might have occurred."
Syria agreed in September 2013 to destroy its entire chemical weapons program under a deal negotiated with the United States and Russia.
This was after hundreds of people were killed in a sarin gas attack in the outskirts of the capital, Damascus.

The last of 1,300 tons of chemical weapons declared to the OPCW was handed over in June 2014, but several Western governments doubt that Assad's government declared its entire arsenal.
Several international investigations have determined that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, though none has so far assigned blame.