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Syria envoy alleges rebel gas attack, demands U.N. investigation
UNITED NATIONS - Syria’s U.N. envoy on Wednesday requested that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon order a U.N. team of chemical experts currently in Damascus to investigate three rebel attacks in which he said Syrian soldiers inhaled poisonous gas.
Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari told reporters he asked Ban “to mandate immediately the investigation team present now in Damascus to investigate three heinous incidents that took place in the countryside of Damascus on the 22nd, 24th and 25th where members of the Syrian army inhaled poisonous gas.”
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Syria asks UN to immediately investigate three new ‘chemical attacks’ by rebels
Syria asks UN to immediately investigate three new ‘chemical attacks’ by rebels
Published time: August 28, 2013 16:18
The Syrian government demands that the United Nations immediately investigate three alleged chemical attacks carried out by rebel groups out on Damascus outskirts last week, Syrian envoy to the UN says.
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Syrian rebels use toxic chemicals against govt troops near Damascus - state media
Published time: August 24, 2013 10:12
Edited time: August 24, 2013 18:40
Syrian rebels have used chemical weapons against regime forces in the Damascus suburb of Jobar, where soldiers discovered stockpiles of toxic poisoning antidotes, state media reports.
According to SANA citing “an official source” suffocation cases among army soldiers have been reported.
The source told the agency that army unit pushed into the area, where soldiers were attacked, and seized a warehouse containing material labeled ‘Made in KSA’ as well as a large number of protective masks.
In addition, the army discovered a stockpile of chemical poisoning antidotes with ‘The Qatari-German Company for Pharmaceutical Industries’ label on them.
Clashes have been reported between rebels and regime forces in Jobar.