More countries support military intervention in Syria

The number of states supporting the US led call for military action in Syria is in the "double digits", US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Paris.

Kerry called on the international leaders to cease being silent spectators to slaughter of civilians. America is holding President Bashar al-Assad's forces responsible for the 21 August gas attack, which left 1,429 people dead. However EU foreign ministers have backed off from sanctioning an attack saying no action should be taken prior to a UN report over the alleged chemical attack. French President Francois Hollande, said the preliminary UN report should be submitted at the end of next week.

The US Secretary of State John Kerry said "this is the time to pursue a targeted and limited but clear and effective response that holds dictators like Bashar Assad responsible for the atrocities which they commit".

During his four-day stay in Paris, Kerry will be also meeting with the Arab League representatives. He will then travel to London for talks with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague.

Last week's G20 summit in Russia failed to reach an agreement on military action. US President Barack Obama argued that military intervention should be limited both in time and scope. It is designed to deter the Syrian government from gassing its own people again and degrades its ability to do so, Obama said. Russia's Vladimir Putin, disagreed with Obama and blamed the chemical attack on the rebels