Syria conflict: 'Chemical attack' in Idlib kills 18

[bathroommonkey76]

Source: BBC

At least 18 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in north-western Syria, activists say.


The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that strikes on Khan Sheikhoun by Syrian government or Russian jets had caused many people to choke.

The opposition Local Co-ordination Committees network posted photos of those it said had died of asphyxiation.

The Syrian government has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons.

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Rudaw English posted this disturbing video earlier:

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[democrank]

1. Heartbreaking

[Kittycow]

2. This can't be the new normal!

[Blue_Tires]

3. kick

[riversedge]

4. Trump sad he wants to cooperate with the Russians & Assad on counterterrorism. This is why we can't

NO, WE can NOT cooperate with Assad!




Resist4Humanity Retweeted
Holly #TheResistance? @AynRandPaulRyan 25m25 minutes ago

Trump sad he wants to cooperate with the Russians & Assad on counterterrorism.
This is why we can't do that.
#Idlib

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[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Death toll up to 67; France calls for UN Security Council meeting

The death toll rose to 67 in the hours after the attack on Khan Sheikhun in Idlib province on Tuesday morning. Doctors said the victims exhibited symptoms apparently matching those caused by exposure to deadly sarin gas. Scores more people were injured.

The raids were carried out by planes believed to be loyal to the government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Later, a series of airstrikes on the same town targeted a hospital and two emergency response centres that were recovering and treating victims of the initial strike.

The attack came a day after the US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said the US government was no longer focused on Assad’s removal from office, and as a two-day conference on Syria’s future, hosted by the EU and UN, began in Brussels.

The international chemical weapons watchdog said it was gathering and analysing information. The French foreign minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, demanded an emergency UN security council meeting.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/04/syria-chemical-attack-idlib-province

We'll have to see which way the Trump regime moves - with France (and, I hope, the UK), or Russia? Or will he try to join China on the fence?

[jpak]

6. This is OK with Trump - it's Obama's fault

[jpak]

7. War Crime

n/t

[Glimmer of Hope]

8. Those poor babies never had a chance. Pure evil is responsible for this.

[rockfordfile]

9. you can thank Trump for that attack

Trump, republicans and the Russians supports support mass murder.

[riversedge]

10. Secretary Tillerson, Asked to Comment, Said Nothing!!....

Syria Just Gassed Its Own People, Killing Dozens. Secretary Tillerson, Asked to Comment, Said Nothing

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by DonViejo (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).
Source: newcivilrights




April 04, 2017 2:12 PM
No Comment, No Condemnation

Overnight the Syrian government dropped chemical weapons on its own people, killing dozens, including at least ten children, according to the latest updates. As many as 100 might be dead. The New York Times calls it the "deadliest chemical weapons attack in years in Syria."
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At a photo-op with Jordan's King Abdullah Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was asked by multiple reporters to comment of the attack by the Syrian government on its own people. He looked in the cameras, shook hands with Abdullah, smiled briefly, then walked away.

No comment, no condemnation.

The attack has been called a war crime.



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