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What happened?
The White Helmets, a volunteer relief organization that conducts searches and rescues and medical evacuations in Syria, said that 40 people died in a chemical attack in the southern city of Douma. The group blamed the Syrian regime. Symptoms of those seeking medical help included blueish skin, foaming at the mouth, burning sensation in the eyes and difficulty breathing.
A child is treated in a hospital in Douma, eastern Ghouta in Syria, after what a Syria medical relief group claims was a suspected chemical attack on April 7.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll was even higher totaling as many as 80 people, including 40 from suffocation. A statement from the Syrian government said “the army, which is advancing rapidly and with determination, does not need to use any kind of chemical agents.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that no evidence was found of a chemical attack. He also alleged a “provocation” had been prepared to blame the regime for an attack.
World reaction
Following the reports of the chemical’s release, Russia and the Syrian military said Israel fired missiles at a major air base — known as T4 — in central Syria, killing 14 people including three Iranians. The Pentagon denied in a statement that the U.S. military had launched the missile strikes and would continue to “closely watch the situation.” In terms of a U.S. response, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday, “I don’t rule out anything right now.” President Trump tweeted that “President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad,” referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and that there was a “big price to pay.”
A year ago, President Trump ordered an airstrike of an air base in Syria following another chemical attack in the rebel held northwestern town of Khan Sheikhoun, where at least 58 people died. At the time, Russia said the poison gas was released when Syrian warplanes bombed a facility where rebels were making chemical weapons. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday condemned the Syrian regime’s continued siege of Douma and the bombings over the past 24 hours, which are “in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.”
British Prime Minister Teresa May called the attack “barbaric,” saying during a visit to Denmark that “If they are found to be responsible, the regime and its backers, including Russia, must be held to account.” Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu expressed “grave concern” over the latest use of toxic gas and launched an investigation. “Children are dying before our eyes,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore.
Key moments on chemical weapons in Syria
That’s like the cookie monster declaring that he found no trace that he had anything to do with stealing the cookiesAt least there was no false flag, as well. Remember that the Syrian army seized 40 tons of chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta.
Breaking: Russian military finds no trace of chemical weapons usage in Syria's Douma city, points out 'fake' White Helmet photos
Why would Assad launch a chemical weapon?That’s like the cookie monster declaring that he found no trace that he had anything to do with stealing the cookiesAt least there was no false flag, as well. Remember that the Syrian army seized 40 tons of chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta.
Breaking: Russian military finds no trace of chemical weapons usage in Syria's Douma city, points out 'fake' White Helmet photos
Why would Assad launch a chemical weapon?That’s like the cookie monster declaring that he found no trace that he had anything to do with stealing the cookiesAt least there was no false flag, as well. Remember that the Syrian army seized 40 tons of chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta.
Breaking: Russian military finds no trace of chemical weapons usage in Syria's Douma city, points out 'fake' White Helmet photos
LOFL 'al masdar news'At least there was no false flag, as well. Remember that the Syrian army seized 40 tons of chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta.
Breaking: Russian military finds no trace of chemical weapons usage in Syria's Douma city, points out 'fake' White Helmet photos
Uhh, AMN is not in compliance with the terror supporting regimes. Sorry, but if they were, I could link to CNN citing Al-Qaeda.LOFL 'al masdar news'At least there was no false flag, as well. Remember that the Syrian army seized 40 tons of chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta.
Breaking: Russian military finds no trace of chemical weapons usage in Syria's Douma city, points out 'fake' White Helmet photos
Al-Masdar News - Wikipedia
Criticism
Following the April 2017 Khan Shaykhun chemical attack in the Idlib Governorate, al-Masdar News published an opinion article entitled "Jumping to conclusions; something is not adding up in Idlib chemical weapons attack".[5] A report by the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) published three days later described a "digital forensics" trail which showed how this al-Masdar opinion article was later linked by Conspiracy, pro-Russian and far-right websites.
It described al-Masdar News as "an unofficial government outlet" and said that it had "repeatedly attacked regime critics and witnesses to regime atrocities, notably the White Helmets."[6] Business Insider showed the conclusions in the AMN article differing markedly from those of other analysts.[7]
The website was described by the BBC and Newsweek as having a pro-Syrian government viewpoint,[8][9] while The Independent describes it as "sympathetic to the Syrian regime".[10]
The New York Times has described it as a "pro-government website".[11] Leonid Bershidsky writing in Bloomberg News, also calls al-Masdar"somewhat pro-Assad."[12]
Business Insider reporter Natasha Bertrand has described Leith Abou Fadel, the editor of al-Masdar, as someone who had pushed a Conspiracy theory in the past, and described him as an "Assad loyalist".[7]
After deputy editor Paul Antonopoulos (author of the controversial opinion article mentioned above) was shown to be active on the neo-Nazi site Stormfront, he was forced to resign from al-Masdar on 28 April 2017.[13] Al-Masdar issued a statement on behalf of its Board of Directors,[14] saying they found his behaviour "wholly unacceptable" and strongly condemned it, while also apologizing to its readers and all those offended by his actions.[15]
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WTF does that mean you Moron?Uhh, AMN is not in compliance with the terror supporting regimes. Sorry, but if they were, I could link to CNN citing Al-Qaeda.
AMN reports what happens in Syria and elsewhere, not more and not less. AMN is the major source for war news. They are a credible source commonly used in wikipedia articles. Last year´s chemical false flag shows terror supporting regimes are in cahoots with al-Qaeda, and MSM are their mouthpiece.WTF does that mean you Moron?Uhh, AMN is not in compliance with the terror supporting regimes. Sorry, but if they were, I could link to CNN citing Al-Qaeda.
They are in cahoots/ a mouthpiece for the Butcher Assad (see Many sources I gave in Wiki {BBC, NYT, Newswek, etc, etc}) and are here, as they did last year's Chem attack.
I grow sick of you of 70 IQ partisan Juvenile idiots.
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At least there was no false flag, as well. Remember that the Syrian army seized 40 tons of chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta.
Breaking: Russian military finds no trace of chemical weapons usage in Syria's Douma city, points out 'fake' White Helmet photos
