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Eliot Higgins
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Updated chemical weapon attack graphic from @UNCoISyria. Something I didn't notice before, the April 7th 2017 attack note says the victims suffered the same symptoms as those involved in the March 30th 2017 attack, where Sarin was used....
The Sheikh Maqsoud and Saraqib April 2013 attacks were two strange attacks with Sarin using grenades in breeze blocks dropped from helicopters. The Sarin used contained our old friend hexamine, and I examine the attacks here:
bellingcat.com/news/mena/2017…
Interesting to note the @UNCoISyria description of the March 2013 Khan al-Assal attack & the August 2013 Al-Ghouta attack. Despite Russia producing a detailed report on Khan al-Assal, it's never been released publicly. I hope one day to see it for myself. thedailybeast.com/its-time-russi…
The new @UNCoISyria chemical weapon graphic now includes two attacks in Douma in early 2018, predating the April chlorine attack that everyone heard of.
Jan 22 - bellingcat.com/news/mena/2018…
Feb 1 - bellingcat.com/news/mena/2018…
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Eliot Higgins
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Russia Today's coverage of the OPCW FFM report is peak Russia Today. First, it wrongly claims the OPCW Fact Finding Mission can assign blame:
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Eliot Higgins
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The OPCW FFM’s Report on the April 7th 2018 Douma Chemical Attack Versus The Open Source Evidence via @bellingcat bellingcat.com/news/mena/2019…
One point I want to stress about the Douma attack is the OPCW FFM did some simulations of the impact sites, showing the damage done to the gas cylinders matched that of the impacts at the site.
For the conspiracy theorists this means that now the crafty rebels had to perfectly damage the gas cylinders and the surrounding area in a way that experts would later be able to analyse and get consistent results for how the cylinders were damaged and the impacts they caused.
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Eliot Higgins
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New OPCW Fact Finding Mission report on Douma published, it's very long and detailed.
opcw.org/sites/default/…
The OPCW FFM also examined the supposed chemical weapons labs the Syrian army showed off to reporters and activists, some of whom were gullible enough to believe them. I like this part in particular cc @DanKaszeta @Partisangirl
Back in April 2018 @arawnsley spoke to experts about the supposed chemical weapons lab found in Douma, who stated they weren't producing chemical weapons, as the OPCW now confirms bellingcat.com/news/mena/2018…
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