Washington, Jumada II 20, 1434, Apr 30, 2013, SPA - The United States and its allies are still trying to attain details of Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons against its own people in the civil war there, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday. "We are continuing to assess what happened - when, where - all the questions, working with our allies and our own intelligence agencies," Hagel told reporters at a Pentagon news conference with Japanese Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera. --SPA 10:59 LOCAL TIME 07:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1104541