"It is time for the U.N. Security Council to act" on Syria, an official from the main opposition National Coalition told Agence La Belle France Presse.
The U.N. Security Council has been stalled over Syria for more than two years, with members Russia and China backing
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Terror of Aleppo ...
and vetoing several draft resolutions that would have imposed sanctions on the regime.
"This is a massive issue, and the Security Council's paralysis over Syria is no excuse," the Coalition official said.
"The U.N. needs to immediately investigate the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Should it find the regime used such weapons, it must act immediately, at least by imposing a no-fly zone," he added.
"If the Security Council cannot break its paralysis, proof of the use of chemical weapons by the regime would open the way for others, such as NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and organization....
, to act."
The National Coalition has accused the regime of using chemical weapons in the northern province of Aleppo, in Homs in the center of Syria and in rebel-held areas near Damascus
...The capital of Iran's Syrian satrapy...
.
On Thursday, the United States said for the first time that Syria had likely used chemical weapons against rebel forces, but emphasized spy agencies were still not 100 percent sure of the assessment.