Ghouta chemical attack
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title:
Ghouta chemical attack
text:
The Ghouta chemical attack was a chemical attack carried out by the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in the early hours of 21 August 2013 in Ghouta, Syria during the Syrian civil war. Two opposition-controlled areas in the suburbs around Damascus were struck by rockets containing the chemical agent sarin. Estimates of the death toll range from at least 281 people to 1,729. The attack was the deadliest use of chemical weapons since the Iran–Iraq War.
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description:
2013 gas attack during the Syrian Civil War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghouta_chemical_attack
date created:
2013-08-21T16:13:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T23:52:10Z
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