Inspectors from the United Nations have returned with convincing evidence of chemical weapons having been used on a large scale basis in last month's attack on Syria, an incident that has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people.

Inspectors have reported that the nerve gas Sarin was used in the surface-to-surface rockets use to bomb Damascus.

The chemical attacks took place last August 21, despite having a chemical weapons team from the United Nations already stationed there on duty to investigate earlier attacks. The team was only permitted access to the many victims of the attack, as well as the doctors who treated them after many days of delays.

Rebels have pointed their fingers at Syrian President Bashar Assad for the attack, but the Assad regime has participated in the blame game by saying that the chemical attack had been carried out by the rebels themselves.

Back in its Geneva headquarters, a U.N. panel on war crimes has said that it is currently investigating 14 suspected chemical attacks, increasing tension after so-called "diplomatic breakthroughs" that indicates that the Syrian government agreeing to shut down their chemical weapons program.

John Kerry, U.S. Secertary of State has until recently been lobbying for the support of military action against Assad, but following response from Russia, Assad's longtime allies, Kerry's objective has now shifted to gathering support to abolish Syria's chemical weapons program. However, the promise of military attacks have not been removed from the equation, with Kerry saying that everyone, even Russia, has agreed that "there will be consequences" if Assad refuses to comply.

Those who still look to Assad as the mastermind of the attacks agree that he should keep his part of the deal. Kerry admits that although the chemical weapons deal would have very little effect on the general bloodshed brought on by the Syrian civil war, he does say that it is an important first step towards peace.