(Al Jazeera) Health officials in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta are accusing Syrian government forces of using chlorine gas in their aerial bombardment campaign in the Damascus suburb.
By standing by and watching a slow-motion Rwanda unfold, the U.S. risks becoming an accessory to evil.
North Korea has sent goods to Syria that could be aiding Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons program, according to a United Nations report obtained by The New York Times. Between 2012 and 2017, North Korea sent at least 40 unreported shipments to the war-torn country that included prohibited dual-use ballistic missile parts and materials, the UN report says, as well as acid-resistant tiles, valves and thermometers. North Korean experts have also been spotted inside the country, calling into question North Korea’s compliance with international sanctions against Pyongyang as it seeks to earn much-needed cash.
Over the past two months, the United States and other countries have accused the Syrian government of using chlorine gas in attacks on the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta. Read More