Syrian victims of chemical weapons attacks file complaint with Swedish police Complaint filed with Swedish police against Syrian authorities, including President Bashar al-Assad, over attacks in 2013 and 2017 A Syrian boy holds an oxygen mask over the face of an infant following a reported gas attack on a rebel-held area in Douma on 22 January 2018 (AFP/File photo) By Published date: 19 April 2021 21:46 UTC | Last update: 1 min 7 sec ago Lawyers representing victims of suspected chemical weapons attacks in Syria have filed a criminal complaint in Sweden, which calls for a war crimes probe to be opened into alleged actions taken by high-ranking Syrian government officials.