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Syrian activists: 640 killed in chemical attack on Eastern GhoutaA member of 'Al Safwa Al Islamiyya' brigade, operating under the FSA, in Aleppo. (File photo: Reuters)
Al ArabiyaAt least 640 people have been killed in a nerve gas attack on Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, activists at the Syrian Revolution General Commission told Al Arabiya on Wednesday morning, as hundreds were also reported wounded.
The activists at the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council said regime fighter planes were flying over the area after the bombardment, accusing the forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad of using chemical agents.
The attack was on rebel-held areas of eastern Damascus.
According to Reuters news agency, the reported use of the chemical agents could not be immediately verified. The news coincides with a visit to Damascus by a United Nations team of chemical weapons experts.
Activists from the grassroots Local Coordination Committee reported at least 30 bodies had been brought to one field hospital in Kafr Batna neighborhood a few miles east of central Damascus, according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of people were killed, including children, in fierce bombardment.
Activists at the Local Coordinating Committees said Mouadamiya, southwest of the capital, came under the heaviest attack since the start of the two-year conflict.
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The world is watching this very carefully at this point. HOwever, the real problem is likely that Russia might be involved at some level in this. If so, Cold War rules likely will apply. In other words help from the U.S. might be a long time in coming in order to avoid a nuclear war over this.
The Russians want this over with a Bang like in chechnya. However, this conflict is likely to continue for years and years now for a variety of reasons. Maybe it is getting too expensive for Russia to keep Assad in power. It is hard to say exactly what is going on at this point.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
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