Evidence strongly suggests that Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs embedded with cylinders of chlorine gas on three towns in Northern Syria in mid-April, 2014. These attacks used an industrial chemical as a weapon, an act banned by the international treaty prohibiting chemical weapons that Syria joined in October 2013. The Syrian government is the only party to the conflict with helicopters and other aircraft.
The following screenshots were taken from this video posted to YouTube on April 11, 2014:http://youtu.be/i9x_6tCqQL4
Syria: Strong Evidence Government Used Chemicals as a Weapon
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