BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- US President Barack Obama has delivered a statement on what he believes should be the next course of action against Syria. He said the United States should strike Syrian government targets in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack on Aug. 21 near Damascus, but added that he will seek congressional authorization before taking military action.

Obama’s remarks come after his top national security advisers gathered at the White House for talks, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Secretary of State John Kerry and Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They will give senators an unclassified briefing on the Syria situation through conference calls.

On Friday, the administration released an intelligence report concluding that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government killed more than 1,400 people last week in a chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus.

(Source: CNTV.cn)