US President Barack Obama has warned the Syrian President it would be a “tragic mistake” to unleash chemical weapons.

Yesterday a Foreign Ministry Spokesman told a press conference Syria has a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction and will use them if attacked.

The warning, came amid heavy clashes in Damascus and the country’s second city of Aleppo.

President Obama issued a swift response claiming They will be held accountable by the international community and the United States should they make the tragic mistake of using those weapons.