Theimageswereextremelydistressing, andWesternintelligenceservicesconcludedthatSyriangovernmentforcesdidusechemicalweaponsonitsownpeople, a chargedeniedbythegovernment.
Lawyersrepresentingabout a dozensurvivorshavefiled a criminalcomplaintagainstSyrianofficials, whomtheyblameforthedeathsofhundredsofciviliansin a rebelheldarea.