Talmenes chemical attack

Talmenes chemical attack
Talmenes chemical attack
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Type	Chlorine attack
Location	Talmenes, Idlib Governorate, Syria; 35°38′18″N 36°44′22″E / 35.63833°N 36.73944°E
Date	21 April 2014; 10:30 (UTC+03:00)
Executed by	Syrian Arab Air Force
Casualties	3 killed; 133 injured
	Talmenes Location of Talmenes within Syria

The Talmenes chemical attack took place on 21 April 2014, in the village of Talmenes in Idlib Governorate of Syria. The village was struck by a chemical attack around 10:30 when two “barrel bombs” embedded with cylinders of chlorine gas reportedly were dropped on the village. The bombs struck two houses some 100 m from each other, in the neighbourhood around the “big” mosque.^[3]^[4] According to Human Rights Watch, the attack killed three civilians and wounded about 133.^[5]

At the time of the attack the town was under the control of Ahrar al-Sham and the Al-Nusra Front.^[4]

A year-long United Nations and OPCW inquiry found there was sufficient information to conclude that the Syrian Arab Air Force had used "makeshift weapons deployed from helicopters" that contained chlorine on the town of Talmenes in April 2014 and the town of Sarmin in March 2015.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Gladstone, Rick. Syria Used Chlorine in Bombs Against Civilians, Report Says. New York Times. August 24, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Nichols, Michelle. U.N./OPCW inquiry blames Syria government for gas attacks, likely sanctions fight looms. Reuters. August 25, 2016.
^ "THIRD REPORT OF THE OPCW FACT-FINDING MISSION IN SYRIA" (PDF). OPCW. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Third report of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism". 24 August 2016.
^ "Syria: Strong Evidence Government Used Chemicals as a Weapon". Human Rights Watch. 13 May 2014.

[nytimes-1] Gladstone, Rick. Syria Used Chlorine in Bombs Against Civilians, Report Says. New York Times. August 24, 2016.

[reuters-2] Nichols, Michelle. U.N./OPCW inquiry blames Syria government for gas attacks, likely sanctions fight looms. Reuters. August 25, 2016.

[S/1230/2014-3] "THIRD REPORT OF THE OPCW FACT-FINDING MISSION IN SYRIA" (PDF). OPCW. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

[JIM3-4] "Third report of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism". 24 August 2016.

[HRW13052014-5] "Syria: Strong Evidence Government Used Chemicals as a Weapon". Human Rights Watch. 13 May 2014.

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v t e Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war
Chemical attacks	Khan al-Assal (March 2013) Jobar (April 2013) Saraqib (April 2013) Ghouta (August 2013) Jobar (August 2013) Ashrafiyat Sahnaya (August 2013) Kafr Zita (April 2014) Talmenes (April 2014) Sarmin (March 2015) Khan Shaykhun (April 2017) Douma (April 2018)
Investigations	Independent International Commission of Inquiry OPCW Fact-Finding Mission OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism UN Mission UN investigation of chemical weapons use in Ghouta US assessment of Syria's use of chemical weapons on August 21, 2013
Reactions	2017 Shayrat missile strike 2018 missile strikes against Syria Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons (OPCW-UN Joint Mission) International reactions to the Ghouta chemical attack UN Security Council Resolution 2118 UN Security Council Resolution 2209 UN Security Council Resolution 2235
See also	Barzah scientific research centre Chemical Weapons Convention Him Shanshar military installation Human rights violations during the Syrian Civil War July 2007 Syrian arms depot explosion Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Shayrat Airbase Syria and weapons of mass destruction Syria chemical weapons program Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center
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