Victims of chemical weapons attack in Damascus demand accountability
Victims of chemical weapons attacks by Syria’s deposed Baathist regime staged a protest in the capital Damascus’ Umayyad Square, demanding justice and accountability.
Demonstrators compared chemical massacre perpetrators to those behind mass graves.
Activist Mohamad Salim Awwada told Anadolu news agency that protesters aim to highlight the atrocities committed by the ousted regime forces.
He called chemical weapons attacks unforgivable crimes against humanity.
Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of Damascus on Dec. 8.
It ended the Baath Party’s decades-long regime.