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Syrian Survivors Of Chemical Weapons Attack File Criminal Complaint Against Syrian Officials

Charlotte Pence Bond
Syrian Survivors Of Chemical Weapons Attack File Criminal Complaint Against Syrian Officials
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Representatives of victims of the 2013 chemical attacks in Syria have officially filed a criminal complaint in France aimed at top Syrian officials who they say are responsible for the use of chemical weapons on their own citizens.

Various investigations and actions have been ongoing in multiple countries for a while. Since Russia and China have used their vetoes to prevent the United Nations Security Council from bringing Syria to the International Criminal Court, countries have been using other legal methods in order to bring charges against Syrian government officials.

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