Thomson Reuters Rescue workers in a rebel-held enclave of Syria have accused government forces of using chlorine gas during a bombing. 13 civilians, including women and children, have been injured after the alleged gas attack, according to the White Helmets. Syria's government has a history of using chemical weapons, and the US attacked a Syrian air base in response to the last major incident. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rescue workers in a Syrian rebel-held enclave east of Damascus accused government forces of using chlorine gas during bombardment of the area on Monday, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 13 people had suffered suffocation. The Syrian army and government have consistently denied using chlorine or other chemical weapons during Syria's conflict, now in its seventh year. The White Helmets civil defense rescue force, which operates in rebel-held parts of Syria, said 13 civilians including women and children had been "injured after (the) Assad regime used Chlorine gas in Douma city in Eastern Ghouta". Douma is in the eastern Ghouta, a suburb east of Damascus where almost 400,000 people have been under siege by the Syrian government and allied militia since 2013.
Rescue Workers Accuse Syria's Government Of Using Chemical Weapons On Women, Children
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