From http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/21/a-partial-list-of-syrias-suspected-chemical-weapons-attacks-this-year/
January 4 2013
1. March 19, 2013, Khan al-Assal attack in Khan al-Assal, a town outside Aleppo, which killed at least 30 people. Reuters reported: “...suffering breathing problems and that people had said they could smell chlorine after the attack.”
2. March 24, 2013, Adra Activists alleged that Syrian forces used chemical weapons against rebels in the town of Adra, near Damascus. Reuters reported that the attack killed two and wounded many more.
3. April 13, 2013, Sheik Maksoud, Aleppo ABC News reported on the allegations of a chemical attack. The story quoted a doctor in a nearby hospital where victims were treated as saying, “The symptoms and treatment clearly indicate that chemical agents caused the deaths of a woman and two children, and injured more than a dozen people.”
4. April 29, 2013, Soraqeb Activists alleged chemical attacks that led to one fatality and seven injuries. According to a BBC story, there were unverified eyewitness reports of canisters being dropped by a helicopter on the town.
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5. Aug. 21, 2013, Damascus Activists have accused the Syrian government of launching chemical attacks in Damascus. Estimates of the number of fatalities range from 100 to 1,300 killed. Disturbing, and at times graphic, videos have been circulating on the Internet of the victims of these alleged chemical attacks.
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