The global chemical watchdog accused the Syrian air force of dropping chlorine gas on the town of Duoma in 2018. Syria dismissed the organization's statement.
dismissed the global chemical weapons watchdog's statement, which said that investigators had found"reasonable grounds to believe" the Syrian air force dropped two cylinders of chlorine gas in 2018 on then-rebel-held town of Douma.
The United States, Britain and France blamed Syrian government forces and launched airstrikes. Syria and key ally Russia deny any chemical attack. Syria's permanent representative to OPCW, Ambassador Milad Atieh, told reporters that the OPCW has been biased towards"Western positions.""The OPCW’s report relied mostly on information obtained from countries hostile to Syria and some other media and social networking sites run by terrorist organizations," he said."The report contained false accusations aimed at increasing pressure and escalating Western positions hostile to Syria.
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