White House Warns Syria of U.S. Response to ‘Barrel Bomb’ Use
- Trump spokesman warns Assad to stop use against civilians
- Syrian forces dropped almost 13,000 barrel bombs in 2016
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The White House press secretary warned Syria to stop using barrel bombs against civilians, suggesting President Donald Trump may expand the criteria for U.S. action against Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
“If you gas a baby, if you put a barrel bomb into innocent people, I think you can -- you will see a response from this president,” Sean Spicer told reporters at his daily briefing on Monday. “That is unacceptable.”