Russia and U.S. Clash at UN Over Syria Chemical Weapons Inquiry
- Haley accuses Russia of blocking criticism of chlorine attack
- Hospitals treat Syrians for chlorine gas poisoning in Idlib
Syrian emergency services search for families reportedly stuck under the rubble following air strikes in Idlib on Feb. 4, 2018.
Photographer: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images
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The U.S. and Russia clashed Monday at the United Nations Security Council over allegations that the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad has once again used chemical weapons in attacks on rebel enclaves.
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Russia is blocking a probe of chemical weapons use and shielding Assad by preventing a Security Council statement condemning the use of chlorine on civilians over the weekend.