Syria: Witness testimony reveals details of illegal chemical attack on Saraqeb 2/7/2018 11:21:58 PM Syrian regime uses internationally banned chemical weapons 6 February 2018  - The Syrian government’s use of internationally banned chemical weapons was laid bare once again on 4 February when a chlorine gas attack on the town of Saraqeb left 11 people in need of emergency treatment, according to testimony gathered by Amnesty International. The Syria Civil Defence said that barrel bombs containing chlorine gas had been dropped by helicopter and caused the casualties to gasp desperately for air, suffer severe irritation to their skin and eyes, vomit and collapse. The casualties included three Syria Civil Defence volunteers who had rushed to the scene to assist. Once again, Syria’s government has shown its utter contempt for international law by deploying illegal chemical weapons Lynn Malouf, Director of Research for the Middle East at Amnesty Internatio...