Joint Statement on First Anniversary of Chemical Attack on Khan Sheikhoun, Syria 4/5/2018 4:41:05 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Assad regime used sarin nerve gas on innocent civilians in khan Sheikhoun Office of the Spokesperson Department of State Washington, DC April 4, 2018 The text of the following statement was released by UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, and U.S. Acting Secretary John Sullivan. 'Today marks one year since the heinous attack on the town of Khan Sheikhoun, where Asad’s forces unleashed sarin nerve gas with tragic consequences for hundreds of men, women and children. For more than seven long years there has been no let-up in the atrocities committed by the Syrian regime, enabled by its backers, in flagrant violation of international law. The suffering that has been inflicted on the Syrian people by the Asad regime and its backers is abho...