"Both by the Syrian government and by Russian Federation as the guarantor to play the role in Syria of securing chemical weapons, destroying the chemical weapons and continuing to monitor that situation", he added.
Russian Federation had agreed to "be the guarantor of the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles. the result of their failure has led to the killing of more children and innocents", Mr Tillerson added.
If it becomes clear that the Syrians and Russians will not follow their sharp criticism of the operation with significant military action, the pace of U.S. air strikes against IS forces in Syria can be quickly increased.
The Russia-Iran joint command said on Sunday that the USA military presence in northern Syria, where Washington is aiding its Kurdish and Arab allies against the Islamic State group, was an "illegal occupation".
"We are prepared to do more", he said. He says that once the militant group is eliminated, the US can turn to stabilizing Syria. " "I think he's making a serious mistake".
McCain also said he doesn't agree with Tillerson's stance that the U.S.
"Do they want it to be a relationship of competition and potential conflict?" I don't see how that's in Russian interests.
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The statement echoes the words of the United States president, Donald Trump, who on Thursday said a nerve agent attack on the town of Khan Shaikhun, Idlib, went "beyond the red line" - itself a reference to his predecessor Barack Obama's statements in 2013 on the use of chemical weapons. The chemical strike left scores of civilians dead - including children - and left many others wounded. The U.S. missiles hit at 3:45 a.m. (0045 GMT) Friday morning and targeted the base's airstrips, hangars, control tower and ammunition areas, U.S. officials said. "The president will make whatever decision he thinks that is best for the American people". Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin believes the US launched the strikes under a "far-fetched pretext".
"We condemn the USA missile attacks on Syria and consider it a clear violation of a country's sovereignty".
In a phone conversation, the two senior officials described the USA attacks as a "support" for terrorists.
Foreign-backed militants have repeatedly used chemical weapons against Syrian troops, some of which have been verified by United Nations officials, but the attacks have often been ignored by Western governments.
He said the United States expected Russian Federation to take a tougher stance against Syria by rethinking its alliance with Assad because "every time one of these horrific attacks occurs, it draws Russian Federation closer into some level of responsibility". "Assad signed the chemical weapons treaty ban".
"This is going to be Tillerson's biggest test to date", said Julianne Smith, a National Security Council and Defence Department official under President Barack Obama.
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