UK military chief to set out options for a potential military interventions in Syria

The new head of Britain’s armed forces is to set out options for a potential military interventions in Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government.

At a meeting of the national security council (NSC) General Sir Nick Houghton is expected to brief British Prime Minister David Cameron over assisting US forces with cruise missile strikes from warships, submarines, and aircrafts.

The plans, which were worked on for several months, are expected to lessen the risk of retaliation from the Syrian government.

“A number of military options will be provided to the prime minister,” a Whitehall spokesperson said.

He also asked about the achievements and consequences of a potential attack in the Arab country, saying, Iraq and Afghanistan wars have taught “a lot about the dangers of getting involved in other people’s civil wars.”

Foreign-backed Syrian opposition and militants operating inside the country claimed on August 21 that 1,300 people had been killed in a government chemical attack on militant strongholds in the capital city of Damascus.

The Syrian government, however, categorically rejected the baseless claim, and announced later that the chemical attack had actually been carried out by the militants themselves as a false flag operation.