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ThelatestreportbyanindependentinvestigativepanelofexpertsconfirmsthattheAssadregimeisresponsibleforathirdchemicalweaponsattackontheSyrianpeople.

InitsOctober2016report,theOrganizationfortheProhibitionofChemicalWeapons-UnitedNationsJointInvestigativeMechanism,orJIM,concludedtheSyrianArabArmedForcesusedweaponizedchlorineinthetownofQmenasin2015.ThislatestfindingfollowedanAugust2016reportwheretheJIMconcludedthatSyrianArabArmedForcesusedhelicopterstodropbarrelbombsfilledwithchlorinegasonthecivilianpopulationofSarminin2015,andhadattackedthetownofTalmenesinasimilarwayin2014.ThatreportadditionallyfoundthatDa'eshusedmustardgasinanattackin2015inMarea.TheLeadershipPaneloftheJIMreaffirmeditsbeliefthatitisabsolutelycriticaltoholdthosewhouseorintendtousechemicalsasweaponsaccountablefortheiracts.

StateDepartmentDeputySpokespersonMarkTonernotedthat“theJIM'sinvestigationcorroboratedwhatwehaveknownforyears:theAssadregimehassystematicallyandrepeatedlyusedchemicalweaponsagainstitsownpeople.”

Inastatement,U.S.NationalSecurityCouncilSpokespersonNedPricecondemned“inthestrongestpossibletermstheAssadregime'sdefianceofthelongstandingglobalnormagainstchemicalweaponsuse.”

“TheUnitedStates,”hesaid,“continuestoworkwithourinternationalpartnerstoenforceaccountabilitythroughappropriatediplomaticmechanisms,includingthroughtheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilandtheOPCW(theOrganizationfortheProhibitionofChemicalWeapons).”

OnOctober31st,theU.N.SecurityCouncilunanimouslyextended,throughresolution2314,themandateoftheJointInvestigativeMechanismuntilNovember18,2016inordertoallowadditionaltimefortheSecurityCounciltoreachagreementonayear-longrenewaloftheJIM.ThisrenewalwouldallowtheJIMtocontinuetoprobeintothedocumenteduseofchemicalweaponsinSyria.U.S.DeputyPermanentRepresentativetotheUNAmbassadorMicheleSisonwelcomedtheSecurityCouncil'sadoptionofresolution2314,notingthattheSecurityCouncil“mustcondemnandholdresponsiblewhoeverisinvolvedinthesechemicalweaponsattacks.AndtheJIMisakeytooltohelpusdothat.”

NationalSecurityCouncilSpokespersonPricesaid,“Wemustsendastrongsignalthattheuseofweaponsofmassdestructionswillnotbetoleratedbytheinternationalcommunity.”

（实习编辑：王晓晓）