Former Syrian General Arrested In Damascus
The attack killed more than 1,000 people using sarin gas, according to US intelligence reports. The United Nations Security Council has added Hemedti, the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, to its list of individuals. The arrest follows a series of attacks targeting sites in the city. Syrian authorities arrested a high-ranking officer identified as a key figure responsible for the 2013 chemical massacre in Eastern Ghouta. A general was arrested this week in connection with an alleged involvement in a 2013 sarin gas attack on the Eastern Route. The arrest is being viewed as a but potentially limited gesture regarding the Syrian war. The incident relates to one of the most terrible pages of the conflict. The Syrian Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of a former general on Wednesday. Jobar in eastern Damascus on Wednesday.
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“the authorities arrested an army officer during the era of the deposed President Bashar al-Assad, who was one of the most prominent officers responsible for the chemical massacre in Eastern Ghouta in 2013”
“ضابطا في الجيش خلال العهد الرئيس المخلوع بشار أسد وهو اللي وعدنا عبوض حلو أحد أبرز الضبط المسؤولين عن مجزرة الكيميابي في الغوط الشرقية عام 2013”
“أوقفت السلطات السورية الضابط... وهو أحد أبرز الضباط المسؤولين عن مجزرة الكيماوي في الغوطة الشرقية عام 2013 والتي قتل فيها أكثر من ألف شخص بغاز السارين”
“En Syrie, les souvenirs de l'une des pages les plus terribles de la guerre, l'arrestation cette semaine d'un général accusé d'implication dans l'attaque au gaz sarin de la route orientale en 2013.”
“Le ministère syrien de l'Intérieur a annoncé mercredi l'arrestation d'un ancien général”
“Le ministère syrien de l'Intérieur a annoncé mercredi l'arrestation d'un ancien général, A Jobar, dans l'est de Damas.”
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