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Douma, state lie: investigation into a chemical attack in Syria

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [fr] · France · Middle East

On April 7, 2018, the Syrian city of Douma, in the Damascus suburbs, was hit by a chemical attack. Suspicions then fell on the Syrian regime, but evidence disappeared. Eight years later, Jenna Le Bras, France 24 correspondent, found survivors, witnesses, but

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