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2023-10-22 18:02:17 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9C14B141E75318B9A82508C5B73E498594AC2DEC7508296C000E73F30F5A6D51
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There have been many confirmed reports of Assad's forces using chemical weapons against civilians in Syria. The use of those weapons is strictly prohibited under international law including the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, ratified by 192 states including Syria. https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/09/10/attacks-ghouta/analysis-alleged-use-chemical-weapons-syria https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/21/people-foaming-at-the-mouth-10-years-since-chemical-attacks-in-ghouta https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/27/syrian-regime-found-responsible-for-douma-chemical-weapons-attack https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2018/04/press-statement-alleged-use-chemical-weapons-eastern-ghouta
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