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Syria Says Arrested Assad-Era General over Chemical Attack
- Syrian authorities arrested Khardal Ahmad Dayyub, a former brigadier general from the Assad era, for his role in the 2013 chemical attack on Eastern Ghouta and other crimes against civilians.
- Dayyub was accused of overseeing the use of internationally banned chemical weapons, coordinating bombardments, and organizing extrajudicial killings during his service in the Air Force Intelligence branch.
- The 2013 chemical attack killed over 1,400 people, including children, leading Syria to join the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and relinquish its chemical arsenal under international pressure.
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rd.nlSyria has arrested a general from the era of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. According to the Ministry of Interior, Khardal Ahmed Dayoub was involved in the chemical attack on East Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, in 2013.
·Kobbegem, Belgium
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Syrian authorities arrest Assad-era officer linked to Damascus chemical attack
The Interior Ministry says Khardal Ahmad Dayyub was arrested over "systematic violations against civilians," including his role in chemical attacks during his role in the Damascus regional branch.
·Istanbul, Türkiye
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More than a thousand people were killed in a poison gas attack near Damascus in August 2013. A general of Bashar al-Assad is said to have coordinated the attack.
·Germany
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