Syrian President Bashar Assad said an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed at least 86 people last week was a "fabrication" to justify a U.S. military strike.

Assad said his army “gave up” all chemical weapons and that the alleged attack was “100 percent fabrication” in an interview with Agence France-Presse on Wednesday.

In this incredible in-depth interview with somebody on the ground in Syria, you'll learn more about the conflict than you ever had before. I met MJ, a political science major, at an Irish bar in Damascus. We talk about the internal conflict, regional players, the propaganda war with Al Jazeera, and American and Russian involvement. 

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