Syrian doctors to present US with evidence of Assad’s use of chemical weapons
Testimony before US Congress will be accompanied by dossier of evidence documenting 31 chlorine attacks between March and June
Children receiving treatment from a suspected chlorine attack in Al Kastan, Syria, 7 June. Photograph: Sams
Children receiving treatment from a suspected chlorine attack in Al Kastan, Syria, 7 June. Photograph: Sams
A Syrian man receives treatment at the Sarmin field hospital following a suspected chlorine gas attack by Asad regime forces in Idlib, Syria April 2015 Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Alice Ross and Shiv Malik-Tuesday 16 June 2015
A network of Syrian doctors is due to tell the US Congress that the Assad regime is systematically weaponising chlorine to spread fear among civilian populations, in defiance of a recent UN security council resolution.
