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Children in Ghouta Syria use gas masks to protect themselves against Syrian chemical attacks, April 6, 2018. Photo courtesy of Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations-USA (UOSSM USA)

Assad regime uses chemicals to kill civilians

Posted on April 7, 2018September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Assad regime uses chemicals to kill civilians
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Massive Chemical Weapon Attack Leaves 25+ Dead , 500+ Injured in Ghouta. Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations-USA details massive chemical assault on civilians in Ghouta, Syria. WARNING. Images of dead children in story content!

Children in Ghouta Syria use gas masks to protect themselves against Syrian chemical attacks, April 6, 2018. Photo courtesy of Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations-USA (UOSSM USA)

Washington DC- A massive chemical weapon attack was just reported in Douma, Eastern Ghouta today. Early reports indicate at least 25 people have been killed and over 500 civilians have been injured with the numbers expected to rise. Many of the victims were children.

The attack coincides with numerous attacks on medical facilities in Douma today rendering the largest hospital out of service and a Red Crescent medical facility heavily damaged.  The damage inflicted was amplified by the large number of internally displaced people, forced to crowd tightly together in shelters. There are an estimated 170,000 people remaining in Douma served by a small number of doctors and medical staff.

The attack comes almost one year after the horrific Sarin gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun, on April 4, 2017. The attack killed 89 people, including 33 children, 18 women and injured over 400 people.

UOSSM calls for an immediate ceasefire in Douma, for medical aid to be allowed to reach the victims of this attack, and for an immediate investigation into the use of chemical weapons as a war crime.

Dr. Ghanem Tayara, Birmingham GP and Chairman of UOSSM International said, “This is one of the worst chemical attacks in Syrian history. The lack of enforcement and prosecution by the international community has signaled to armed groups that it is acceptable use chemical weapons with impunity. It is almost a year exactly since the world witnessed the horrible attack in Khan Sheikhoun, and said never again. 33 children died that day. Is this some kind of sick joke? How many lives could have been saved if international law was actually enforced? I am appalled and disgusted with these attacks.”

** Communication and medical verification in Douma is extremely limited due to the siege.

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Children killed in Ghouta Syria following Syrian chemical attacks, April 6, 2018. Photo courtesy of Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations-USA (UOSSM USA) Children killed in Ghouta Syria following Syrian chemical attacks, April 6, 2018. Photo courtesy of Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations-USA (UOSSM USA) Children killed in Ghouta Syria following Syrian chemical attacks, April 6, 2018. Photo courtesy of Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations-USA (UOSSM USA)

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Since 2012, UOSSM has been providing emergency medical relief and healthcare services to the Syrian people affected by the crisis, working primarily inside Syria and with Syrian refugees in Turkey.

  • Partially supported 120 hospitals and 200 medical points with $15 M in medications and consumables sufficient to operate over 130,000 surgeries
  • 1,000,000+ patients treated at our 13 primary health care centers and 12 mobile clinics with over 1,000,000 consultations
  • 2,872 newborns delivered at the Burnas Maternity Hospital and other UOSSM specialized maternity centers
  • 130,000+ people benefited from our mental health care and psycho-social support centers
  • 10,000+ medical staff have been trained and qualified at UOSSM’s training centers

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