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2024-12-04 05:57:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7C199A08B22D3EBEB08FF1ACE1C5D3E603C68EE6EDD741011C2F0A84D33EEE0C
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Original Note:
The Syrian government, under Assad, has been implicated in chemical weapons attacks, including the 2013 Ghouta and 2017 Khan Shaykhun incidents, killing civilians. These actions violate international law and are classified as war crimes by the UN and OPCW. https://www.state.gov/ninth-anniversary-of-the-ghouta-syria-chemical-weapons-attack/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/03/chemical-weapons-resurface-syria
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