Tag: Syria chemical weapons
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French Court Confirms Arrest Warrant for Bashar al-Assad for 2013 Chemical Attack
A French court has upheld an international arrest warrant against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for his alleged involvement in a chemical attack in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta in August 2013. The attack, which involved sarin gas, resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 people, including many children. This decision by the Paris appeals court…