Ghouta chemical attack - Wikipedia
The Ghouta chemical attack was a chemical attack carried out by the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in the early hours of 21 August 2013 in Ghouta, Syria during the Syrian civil war. [17] Two opposition -controlled areas in the suburbs around Damascus were struck by rockets containing the chemical agent sarin . [ 16 ]
Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war - Wikipedia
On 5 November 2014, the Syrian UN-ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari, said "terrorist organizations stole about 200 tons of [chlorine gas] from" the factory. [155]
Syrians share chemical weapon attack stories under Assad's …
Dec 17, 2024 · With Bashar al-Assad gone, survivors of his regime's chemical attacks share their stories. NPR met a father who was forced for years to stay silent about how his children were killed.
Why Would Assad Gas His Own People? - U.S. News & World …
Mar 20, 2013 · Reports that Assad used chemicals against Syrians follows a pattern of desensitizing U.S., experts say. Top military officials are concerned that efforts to overthrow Syria President Bashar...
Syria chemical attack: What we know - BBC News
Sep 24, 2013 · Using witness statements, GPS information and satellite imagery, Human Rights Watch confirmed four sites in Zamalka where at least eight rockets struck - al-Mahariq Street, Naher al-Tahoun...
How Syria continued to gas its people as the world looked on
Aug 17, 2017 · Nearly four years after President Bashar al-Assad’s government promised to get rid of its stockpile of chemical weapons, gas attacks are still commonplace. What went wrong?
More Than 300 Chemical Attacks Launched During Syrian Civil War ... - NPR
Feb 17, 2019 · Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime carried out 98 percent of them, according to the authors, dropping chlorine gas, sarin and sulfur mustard gas on Syrian civilians.
Chemical attack in Syria 10 years on: 'We'll never forget' - dw.com
Aug 21, 2023 · Ten years ago, a poison gas attack killed hundreds of people in Syria's Ghouta. Many hold Syrian President Bashar Assad responsible, but time is playing into his hands. The horror that took place...
Worst Chemical Attack in Years in Syria; U.S. Blames Assad
Apr 4, 2017 · Because of an editing error, an article on Wednesday about a poison gas attack in Syria misstated when the government of President Bashar al-Assad renounced chemical weapons.
Assad’s History of Chemical Attacks, and Other Atrocities
Apr 5, 2017 · In six years of war, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has overseen a campaign of carnage, turning an enormous cache of deadly weapons against the very people they were presumably stockpiled...