Chemical weapons watchdog says Syrian air force behind gas attacks
The special investigative unit finds air force dropped bombs containing poisonous chlorine and sarin nerve gas on a village in March 2017
08 April 2020 - 16:47
Syrian Air Force pilots flying Sukhoi Su-22 military jets and a helicopter dropped bombs containing poisonous chlorine and sarin nerve gas on a village in the country's western Hama region in March 2017, a new team at the global chemical weapons watchdog has concluded in its first report.
The special investigative unit was established by members of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in 2018 to identify perpetrators of illegal attacks. ..
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