Syria 'will not use' chemical weapons on its own people

Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said the weapons, stored and secured by the armed forces, would never be used "inside Syria".
Earlier, the Arab League called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, offering him safe passage.
Rebels have told the BBC's Paul Wood, inside Syria, that they are encouraged by assassinations last week.
Four officials, including the defence minister and President Assad's brother-in-law, were killed in an attack in Damascus on 18 July.
Rebels from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) told our correspondent, who is undercover with them near Damascus, that the deaths were a severe blow to the government.
They said the once-feared secret police were now a spent force, and the government was relying entirely on a weakened military.
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