DAMASCUS, Syria - The Syrian government has warned the US not to launch any military action against the country over an alleged chemical-weapons attack earlier in the week, saying that such a move would set the Middle East ablaze.
Saturday’s statement by Omran al-Zoubi, Syria's information minister, came on the same day that US President Barack Obama 
held a meeting with his top military and national security advisers to explore options to resolve the Syrian crisis.
held a meeting with his top military and national security advisers to explore options to resolve the Syrian crisis.
Thousands of people suffered neurotoxic symptoms and 355 of them died following Wednesday’s alleged chemical-weapons attack in Damascus, aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Saturday.
The development has put on pressure the US to look into various options on Syria as Obama defined the use of chemical weapons as his “red line” in the crisis.
World powers have repeatedly urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to allow UN chemical weapons inspectors to examine the sites where chemical weapons were allegedly used.
Source: Al Jazeera
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