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PRO/EDR> Chemical weapons – Syria (04): (HL) mustard gas, susp

Conflict -- SyriaMustard gas was used in an attack on a town in northern Syria in August [2015], chemical weapons experts are reported to have concluded.Journalists who have seen the report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said it found the gas was used in the town of Marea [Aleppo governorate].Islamic State (IS) militants were accused of using mustard gas during fighting with a local rebel group.The OPCW report said a baby "very likely" died as a result of its Read more [...]