why would Assad do this when he was winning, is a question being asked.
The answer lies back around April 1, when Russia reportedly offered a deal to Jaish to leave Douma, but Jaish was reported April 1, to have refused. Assad authorizes a chemical attack and, voila’, a broken Jaish now accepts. Assad considers it another win and he didn’t lose a single man doing it. We’ve heard Trump talk about how other countries kill terrorists and their entire families - well, this is that reality played out before our eyes. 86 chemical attacks and counting.
Interesting. Is Jaish part of what Russia alleges to be a US backed rebel group?
Also why isn’t Assad more strategic in his thinking, is he really stupid enough to think he can get by using chemical weapons over and over?