2018 Douma chemical attack

When

7 Apr 2018

Kind

Military operation

Deaths

70

Coordinates

33.57° N, 36.41° E

Description

2018 military operations of the Syrian Civil War involving chemical weapons

Injured

500

Military operations of the Syrian Civil War involving chemical weapons

On 7 April 2018, a chemical warfare attack was launched in the city of Douma, Syria by the military of the Ba'athist regime led by Bashar al-Assad. Medics and witnesses reported that it caused the deaths of between 40 and 50 people and injuries to possibly well over 100. The attack was attributed to the Syrian Army by rebel forces in Douma, and by the United States, British, and French governments.

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