Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have repeatedly used chemical weapons against rebel fighters in Damascus, according to first-hand accounts in France’s Le Monde newspaper.
The newspaper, in a report issued on its website on Monday, said one of its photographers had suffered blurred vision and respiratory difficulties for four days after an attack on April 13 on the Jobar front, just inside central Damascus.
Assad’s government and the rebels fighting to oust him have accused each other of using chemical weapons. U.N. investigators have been ready for weeks, but diplomatic wrangling and safety concerns have delayed their entry into Syria.
Undercover in and around the Damascus area for two months alongside Syrian rebels, a Le Monde reporter and photographers aid they had witnessed battlefield chemical attacks and had also talked to doctors and other witnesses of their aftermath.
FULL ARTICLE HERE: Report: First-hand accounts claim Syria chemical weapons used - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page
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