Washington, Jumada II 15, 1434, Apr 25, 2013, SPA -- US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel on Thursday said the US intelligence community has "some degree of varying confidence" that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons. Syria's use of chemical weapons was on a "small scale" and involved "specifically the chemical agent sarin," Hagel told reporters in Abu Dhabi. --SPA 21:08 LOCAL TIME 18:08 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1102956