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Charles ListerVerified account @Charles_Lister 2h2 hours ago
GRAPHIC.
My God - it's happened again.
60+ killed (possibly 100+) in a chemical gas attack on opposition-held Khan Sheikhoun in #Idlib. pic.twitter.com/pnBuf7sNk2
#pt: Victims display all symptoms of Sarin; reminiscent of Aug 2013 attack.
- Foaming at mouth
- Unreactive pupils
- Muscular convulsions pic.twitter.com/LOFqxIIl3s
#pt: Since the gas attack, Khan Sheikhoun’s main medical clinic has beed directly hit by an airstrike.
Civil Defense HQ also hit in strike. pic.twitter.com/oNEnWv5Xfn
#pt: @SyriaCivilDefe personnel are using firehoses in a desperate attempt to wash off chemical agent from victims - many, many children. pic.twitter.com/NbUoyCVoHa
#pts: Horrible, horrible scenes from Khan Sheikhoun.
Expect the death toll to rise.
What happens now? pic.twitter.com/2gXs9dD9E5
#pt: It's known in US & EU diplomatic circles that the '13 #Syria CW deal did not 100% succeed.
#Assad retained 10-20% CW stockpile. pic.twitter.com/iGXqmI4v7O
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On 30 March @nikkihaley & on
31 March @PressSec say U.S will not topple #Assad.
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4 days later… #Assad uses chemical weapons in #Idlib. pic.twitter.com/XIhBKwlxPA
Rescue personnel in full HAZMAT suits involved in ferrying casualties from Khan Sheikhoun CW attack across Bab al-Hawa crossing to #Turkey. pic.twitter.com/UsgeQ32cPB
War crimes like today’s CW attack in Khan Sheikhoun
International inaction/indifference
= Immeasurable boost to Al-Qaeda in #Syria. pic.twitter.com/ZjrTs5hQ3f
We can fight #ISIS all we want, but our indifference to #Syria’s broader conflict (the root cause) = unending instability & terrorism.