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| The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier (file photo) |
Israel is to join the US-led coalition to attack Syria in case the Damascus government decides to use its chemical weapons against foreign-backed militants, reports say.
Tel Aviv is getting ready for such a scenario amid increasing speculation that the US military will intervene in Syria “within days” if chemical weapons are used, Hebrew-language Maariv newspaper reported.
The US intervention would involve Britain and other European allies along with regional countries, including Turkey and Jordan.
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama have vowed to take action if the Syrian Army uses chemical weapons during the ongoing turmoil within the country.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned on Tuesday that any use of chemical weapons by Syria's government against gunmen would prompt an immediate military response.
Syria has reiterated that it would never use such weapons in its fight against the armed opposition.