Friday, December 6, 2013

A New Chemical Attack In Syria?

A Free Syrian Army fighter walks through the rubble of damaged buildings in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighbourhood Thursday. STRINGER / REUTERS

Syrian Opposition Alleges New Poison Gas Attack -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Opposition activists again accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of using poison gas in Syria's civil war on Thursday, and said victims had been discovered with swollen limbs and foaming at the mouth.

The activists told Reuters two shells loaded with gas hit a rebel-held area in the town of Nabak, 68 km (40 miles) northeast of Damascus, on a major highway in the Qalamoun region. They reported seven casualties.

Separately, the Syrian Revolution Coordinators Union also accused Assad's forces of using poison gas.

"We have documented nine casualties from poison gas used by the regime in neighborhoods of Nabak," it said on its Facebook page.

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My Comment:
With reports of another chemical attack now being reported .... we are also now learning this .... 'It's Never Going to Happen': Why Syria's Chemical Deadline May Not Be Met -- The Cable/Foreign Policy

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