36 Affected as Terrorists Conduct Chemical Attack on Syria’s Aleppo
Local Editor
At least three dozen people were affected after foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists launched a barrage of shells loaded with poisonous gas against two residential neighborhoods in Syria's embattled northwestern city of Aleppo.
Syria's official news agency SANA reported on Sunday that 35 people were suffering from suffocation after the shells rained down on Dahiyet al-Assad and Hamdaniyeh neighborhoods in Aleppo north of the capital Damascus.
The victims were quickly transported to Aleppo University Hospital and al-Razi Hospital to receive treatment for sickness, shortness of breath, mydriasis, muscle spasms and numbness.
The head of Aleppo University Hospital, Ibrahim Hadid, later told state television that "36 people, including civilians and fighters, were wounded after inhaling toxic chlorine gas released by terrorists."
On September 16, at least eight people, including five civilians, suffered breathing difficulties after Daesh [ISIS/ISIL] terrorists fired mortar shells containing toxic gases at Harbal and Um Hosh towns north of Aleppo.
At least five people also died and a number of others were affected on August 2, when artillery shells containing poisonous gases slammed into the Old City of Aleppo.
The Syrian government turned over its entire chemical stockpile under a deal negotiated by Russia and the United States back in 2013. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons [OPCW] has overseen operations to remove the chemical arsenal from Syria.
The deal came after hundreds of people were killed in an August 2013 chemical attack in the Ghouta suburb of Damascus.
According to reports, the rockets used in the assault were handmade and contained sarin.
While the Syrian government denied involvement in the deadly attack, it agreed to have its chemical stockpiles dismantled to eliminate any pretext for a possible US invasion.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
