Ghouta chemical attack
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The Ghouta chemical attack was a chemical attack carried out by the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in the early hours of 21 August 2013 in Ghouta, Syria during the Syrian civil war. It wa
Areas affected by the attack
Victims of the Ghouta massacre
A RPU-14 multiple rocket launcher, of a type that may have launched M-14 munitions found by UN inspectors on 26 August at a site in Moadamiyah
Demonstration against the Assad regime on the second anniversary of Ghouta massacre in Hannover, 21 August 2015
The destruction of Syria's chemical weapons began on 14 September 2013 after Syria entered into several international agreements which called for the elimination of Syria's chemical weapon stockpiles
Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry at the final negotiating session on 14 September
HMS Diamond escorts MV Ark Futura (top) transporting chemicals from Syria, Feb 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 12 September, at beginning of Syrian chemical weapons talks
Headquarters of the OPCW in The Hague