11 years ago today the nerve agent #sarin was used in an attack on #Ghouta (near #Damascus) in #Syria
The main opposition alliance had put the death toll at more than 1300.
#MSF said at least 3600 patients displaying "neurotoxic symptoms" had been treated at the hospitals it supported.

In the years that followed, #Assad conducted hundreds more, smaller scale CW attacks, crossing #Obama's red lines with no consequences. #NeverForget
A HRW reminder: https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/09/10/attacks-ghouta/analysis-alleged-use-chemical-weapons-syria
#Ghouta #Zamalka

Attacks on Ghouta

This 22-page report documents two alleged chemical weapons attacks on the opposition-controlled suburbs of Eastern and Western Ghouta, located 16 kilometers apart, in the early hours of August 21, 2013.

Human Rights Watch