Strong Evidence Syrian Government Used Chemicals as a Weapon

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Screenshot from a video posted to YouTube on April 11, 2014 shows an unidentified munition with apparent vertical descent over Keferzita, Syria, which is fully consistent with a barrel bomb dropped by helicopter. 439071
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Screenshot from a YouTube video posted on April 11, 2014 shows an unidentified munition detonation and fire ball above Keferzita, Syria. 439071
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Screenshot from a video posted to YouTube on April 11, 2014 shows the first indication of a yellow tint at upper level of ascending cloud above Keferzita, Syria. 439071
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Screenshot from a video posted to YouTube on April 11, 2014 shows substantial yellow coloration at base of the cloud over Keferzita, Syria, drifting with main cloud, and color intensity appears to quickly dissipate over next 20 seconds. 439071
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Remnants of barrel bombs containing gas cylinders reportedly dropped on the Syrian town of Keferzita. An international journalist who photographed the remnants on May 5, 2014 was told they dated from various attacks in April 2014. © 2014 Daniele Raineri 439071
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Markings on the remnants of gas cylinder reportedly dropped in a barrel bomb on the Syrian town of Keferzita show “CL2,” the chemical notation for chlorine. The remnants were photographed by an international journalist on May 5, 2014, who was told the bomb was used in April 2014. © 2014 Daniele Raineri 439071
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Remnants of gas cylinder reportedly dropped in a barrel bomb on the Syrian town of Keferzita, with a watch shown as a size reference. The remnants were photographed on May 5, 2014 by an international journalist who was told the device was used in April 2014. © 2014 Daniele Raineri 439071
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A gas cylinder and detonation cord inside the remnants of a barrel bomb reportedly dropped on the Syrian town of Keferzita. An international journalist who photographed the remnants on May 5 was told they dated from various attacks in April 2014. © 2014 Daniele Raineri 439071
Evidence strongly suggests that Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs embedded with cylinders of chlorine gas on three towns in Northern Syria in mid-April, 2014. These attacks used an industrial chemical as a weapon, an act banned by the international treaty prohibiting chemical weapons that Syria joined in October 2013. The Syrian government is the only party to the conflict with helicopters and other aircraft.
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