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If the Syrian dictator Bashar Assad again applies chemical weapons, "he and his military will pay a high price." This is stated in a statement by the press secretary of the White House of Sean Spicer, reports Avsnews

The United States revealed the potential preparation of Assad regime for another attack using chemical weapons, which can lead to mass death of civilians, including innocent children. These actions are similar to the fact that they were carried out before the attack using chemical weapons on April 4, 2017, ”the press secretary said

"As we previously stated, the United States is in Syria to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. However, if Mr. Assad commits another mass murder with the use of chemical weapons, he and his military will pay a high price," the statement said.

The US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley said that the responsibility for further attacks on the civilian population of Syria will be "assigned to Assad, as well as to Russia and Iran."

On April 4, the aircraft of the Syrian government forces held a chemical attack on Khan-Sheikhun controlled by the rebels. Bombs with Zarin, as well as presumably chlorine, were thrown into the city. As a result of the raid, more than 80 people died, including children.

In Damascus, they said that Assad’s aircraft did not use chemical weapons, but bombed the plant and the warehouse of chemical shells of the rebels. At such an explanation of events in Khan-Sheikhun, they also insist in Moscow. However, the international community is sure that chemical ammunition was dropped by government aircraft.

On the night of April 7, the United States fired at Assad Ash-Shayrat’s winged missiles in Muhafaz Khoms, where, according to Washington, there was a chemical weapons of the dictator. The base was almost completely destroyed. It was the most stringent US action in Syria for all six years of the war, continuing in the Middle Eastern country.

On April 12, Russia imposed a veto on the draft resolution of the UN Security Council condemning a raid on Khan-Sheikhun and the demand for Assad to promote an international investigation of this crime.

On April 25, the United States expanded sanctions against Syria because of Han-Sheikhuna. 271 employee of the Syrian National Research Center - a state institution, which is supposed to be in the production of chemical weapons and means of its delivery, underwent restrictions.