Syrian air force behind 2018 chlorine attack on Saraqeb, OPCW finds
BBC News Published image captionThe Syrian government denies that its forces have ever used chemical weapons A Syrian air force helicopter dropped a chlorine bomb on an opposition-held town on 4 February 2018, the chemical weapons watchdog has concluded. An investigative team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said there were "reasonable grounds to believe" at least one cylinder hit Saraqeb. There was no immediate response from the Syrian government or military. However, they have previously denied allegations that government forces used chlorine or the nerv...