Syria threatens to hit back after deadly Israel raids

May 07, 2013 00:19

Israeli air raids on Syria at the weekend killed at least 42 soldiers, a watchdog said today, fuelling international concern over a spillover of the conflict, as Damascus warned it would strike back.

UN human rights investigator Carla del Ponte, meanwhile, said that rebels have used the deadly nerve agent sarin in their fight to oust Syria's regime, although inspectors later said there was no conclusive proof as yet.

"At least 42 soldiers were killed in the strikes, and another 100 who would usually be at the targeted sites remain unaccounted for," Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP.

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