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One attack. 25 of them children. another 350 on the injured list. in the chaos after these attacks, clinics are often targeted. a camera owned by a social media activist was rolling when one such air strike hit. [speaking foreign language]. >> that is what it is like. amazingly, we are told that man we saw on camera survived it. the message from the doctors and the medics treating the injured is clear. >> it is disaster. all the world are watching us, killed by them and they are supporting assad...

Hallmarks. this boy using all his strength just to breathe. first responders douse the victims with water stripped off their clothes to wash off what they said was a chemical weapon. medics and volunteers in this rebel-controlled part of syria rushed the injured to local clinics. they claim syrian president bashar al assads regime fired the banned chemical nerve agent sarin. >> the gas attacks are continuing every day and notice no one is doing anything. >> reporter: other victims were taken to ...

Explosion. witnesses say it was a chemical weapons attack and in the video, it appears to bear all the hallmarks. this boy using all his strength just to breathe. first responders douse the victims with water stripped off their clothes to wash off what they said was a chemical weapon. medics and volunteers in this rebel-controlled part of syria rushed the injured to local clinics. they claim syrian president bashar al assads regime fired the banned chemical nerve agent sarin. >> the gas attacks ...

Is clear. >> its disaster. all the world are watching us killed by chemical weapons. >> the gas attacks are continuing every day, and no one is doing anything to stop these gas attacks. >> the syrian government is denying any involvement. a statement from president trump today reads in part, these heinous actions by the bashar al assad regime are a consequence of the past administrations weakness and irresolution. lets bring into our conversation tonight former ambassador chris hill. four-time a...

Certainly not by the syrian government or by russia. they say what happened is the assad regime attacked, quote, a terrorist weapons depot in this area, and because of that explosion, toxins were released that were being stored there, causing these casualties. however, a u.s. intelligence official has told nbc news it appears to be -- may have been a deliberate chemical weapons attack. >> reporter: the images are horrific and hard to watch. they show the telltale signs of a chemical weapons atta...

The gruesome images out of syria are putting a spotlight on the humanitarian crisis. once again a warning that this footage is disturbing. death toll estimates running upwards of 80 and there are new questions tonight about the survivors. how are they being treated and what do their injuries reveal about the kind of chemical weapons that were used? a british doctor in the region shot video from inside a medical clinic. the video is graphic, but it sheds some light into spotlight on what people a...

With that type of attack. >> hospitals and emergency services were targeted immediately after the attack. many of the injured had to be evacuated to turkey. the u.n. envoy to syria described the attack as horrific. >> what we have understood is it was a chemical attack and it came from the air. we will be seeking all those who have the capacity to find out what happened. >> observers say a chemical agent may have been dropped in an air strike. its an opposition held area and government forces ha...

Where the headquarters of opcw are on to around aleppo. at the same time, were seeing videos or claims of gas attacks in eastern aleppo. these are by, you know, videos that have come out from activists. weve heard this from medical staff on the ground. they say theres been several cases over the past week, including last night where the barrel bombs, infused with what they claim to be chlorine gas dropped by the regime. they say in one incident, allegedly a family of six has been killed. now, we...

Become a graveyard. 80 have died. that doesnt stop them from coming. they brave the choppy seas. we watched as boat after boat arrived at the shoreline fleeing the horrors behind them. the gas attacks and barrel bombs of assad and the beheadings of isis. ahead of them, though, lies a continent which is struggling to cope and which in some cases doesnt want them. this tragic journey is only possible due to a massive underground railroad and human traffickers charge $1500 for the one-hour journey ...

Say they will also direct $20 million in humanitarian aid to syrian refugees. reports in one border crossing with hungary shows the scene relatively calm tonight. this evening we look at the danger migrants face as they try to find a better life. benjamin hall reports from greece. >> reporter: for many refugees, the idyllic island of lesbos is the land they so hope will embrace them. we saw them today as they came over, one after another, fleeing the horrors behind them, joining what has become ...