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Syria vows justice for victims of 2013 chemical weapons massacre
Syria pledged to pursue accountability for the 2013 sarin attack, which U.S. intelligence and rights groups said killed more than 1,400 people.
- On Friday, Syria requested to join the International Partnership Against Impunity for the Use of Chemical Weapons, marking the 13th anniversary of the 2013 chemical attack on Damascus.
- In August 2013, the Syrian army under Assad allegedly used chemical weapons against rebel-held areas, killing more than 1,400 people according to United Nations intelligence and rights groups.
- A United Nations report confirmed clear evidence of sarin gas usage, while survivors documented the horror through videos showing unconscious victims and corpses, including children, on the ground.
- France welcomed the request as "a clear demonstration of Syria's commitment to strengthening accountability and justice and combating impunity." Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad called the attack "one of the most painful chapters in Syria's history."
- The OPCW reinstated Syria last month, five years after stripping its voting rights, as the nation is now led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who ousted Assad in 2024 following an Islamist-led rebellion.
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This announcement came thirteen years after the 2013 chemical attack on a suburb of the capital Damascus, attributed to the then Syrian government, which had killed more than 1,400 people.
This announcement came thirteen years to the day after a chemical bombardment, attributed to the then Syrian government, against a suburb of Damascus, which had killed more than 1,400 people.
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