UN investigation begin on Monday in Syria

 UN experts begin investigating on Monday near Damascus if chemical weapons were used in an attack on Wednesday, after the Syrian regime granted permission Sunday, announced the institution. "The mission is preparing to carry out investigations on site from August 26, "the agency said in a statement. The regime of Bashar al-Assad announced on Sunday that experts authorized to initiate an investigation, after it reached an agreement-that "effective immediately" - with the UN High Representative for Disarmament, Angela Kane. According to the statement of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon "gave instruction to the mission led by Dr. (Aake) Sellström, which is currently in Damascus, to focus their attention to determine the facts of the August 21 with absolute priority."

The Syrian opposition accused Assad's regime of killing 1,300 people in an attack with chemical weapons in the suburbs of the capital, which the Syrian government categorically rejected. Ban "emphasized that the Syrian government says it will offer the necessary cooperation , including the cessation of hostilities in the places related to the incident, "according to the text.

"The secretary general reiterates that all parties have a responsibility shared urgently cooperate to provide a safe space for the mission to do its job effectively and give all the necessary information, "the statement said. The team of inspectors to examine the area had come to Syria on August 18 to investigate three other places.

"There is little doubt that Syrian forces used chemical weapons against civilians" in an attack on Wednesday in the suburbs of Damascus, reported Sunday a U.S. official, who described "late implausible permission" granted by Syria to investigate the facts. The source told AFP that, taking into account the number of victims and their symptoms , and the U.S. intelligence analysis, "there is little doubt, at this point, that a chemical weapon has been used by the regime against civilians in this incident. "

The comments mark an increasingly strong position of the United States, which seems willing to take military action following the alleged chemical attack that killed 1,300 people, according to the Syrian opposition, on the outskirts of Damascus on Wednesday. U.S. officials also reported that President Barrack Obama, who held meetings Saturday on the crisis in Syria with more directors, make a decision on how to respond to an attack with chemical weapons 'indiscriminate'.

The source, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, said Washington noted that the Syrian regime Sunday authorized the UN experts to investigate the events from Monday, but the decision considered late and not credible. "If the Syrian government had nothing to hide and I wanted to prove to the world that has not used chemical weapons in this incident, would have ceased their attacks on the place and guaranteed immediate access to the UN for five days," said the U.S. official.

"At this point, the regime's decision (Syrian) to ensure access to the UN team is too late to be credible, even because the evidence at the site have been significantly altered product of persistent bombings and other actions intentional regime in the last five days, "he added.