In Syria a former basic has been arrested for taking part in a… Chemical weapons attack in 2013 close to the capital Damascus was mentioned to have been concerned. Based on the Syrian Inside Ministry, the suspect is Chardal Ahmed D., a former brigadier basic and former head of the air pressure intelligence division within the metropolis of Daraa.

The ministry accused the person of being concerned in “chemical assaults throughout his service within the Damascus division and his presence within the Harasta space.” He “monitored repressive operations” and coordinated “the shelling of Jap Ghouta with internationally banned chemical weapons.”

Round 1,400 individuals had been killed within the poison gasoline assault throughout the Syrian battle. In response, the then US authorities beneath President Barack Obama threatened a navy strike, however didn’t implement it. Western states made the federal government of the ruler on the time Bashar al-Assad is chargeable for using chemical weapons, whereas the Syrian management is chargeable for the armed insurgents.

The long-time dictator Assad was overthrown in December 2024 by fighters led by the Islamist HTS militia and fled to Russia. Their former chief Ahmed al-Sharaa now leads the Syrian transitional authorities.