DHAHRAN – The heads of the Arab League states condemn the alleged use ofchemical weapons by the Syrian authorities, according to the finalstatement of the Arab League Summit.

“The Arab League summit harshly condemns the use of chemical weapons by theSyrian regime against the Syrian people,” the statement said as quotedby Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir during the summit in the cityof Dhahran that focused on the situation in Syria after the Western strike.

Western states have accused forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad of anattack with the use of chemicals in the Syrian town of Douma earlier in themonth. In response to the alleged incident, the United States, the UnitedKingdom and France have hit a number of targets in Syria.

The US-led military actions have been welcomed by its allies, includingIsrael and Germany. Turkey joined as well, describing the attackagainst the Syrian government as an “appropriate” response.

Other countries strongly condemned the assault, with Russian PresidentVladimir Putin calling it an “act of aggression against a sovereign statethat has been fighting against terrorism” and Iranian supreme leaderslamming US President Trump, French President Macron and UK Prime MinisterMay as “criminals.”