US Senate reaches agreement on intervention in Syria.
The draft bill establishes a 60-day limit for military action in Bashar al-Assad's country, with the possibility of a single 30-day extension under certain conditions. The document also includes a provision prohibiting any use of US armed forces on Syrian territory. The proposal is expected to be voted on by the Foreign Relations Committee this Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) Leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said they reached an agreement Tuesday on a draft bill authorizing the use of military force in Syria.
Among other provisions, the draft, which was obtained by Reuters, establishes a 60-day limit for military action in Syria, with the possibility of a single 30-day extension under certain conditions.
The document also includes a provision prohibiting any use of US armed forces on Syrian territory, according to the draft proposal, which is expected to be voted on by the committee on Wednesday.
If the proposal is approved by the committee, it will be sent to the Senate plenary for a vote after the senators return from recess on September 9th.
US President Barack Obama has asked Congress to authorize the action in response to what the government claims was a sarin gas attack by the Syrian government that killed more than 1.400 people, hundreds of them children, near Damascus on August 21.
(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle)