Tag: chemical weapons

  • NGOs file French case against Syria over chemical attacks

    NGOs file French case against Syria over chemical attacks

    Paris, March 2 (AFP/APP):Three NGOs have filed a criminal complaint in France against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over chemical weapons attacks in 2013, they said on Tuesday. Accusing the Assad regime of “crimes against humanity” and “war crimes”, the three organisations appealed to a Paris court to use its extra-territorial powers which…