| 2014 Kafr Zita chemical attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Syrian civil war | |
| Location | Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria |
| Date | 11 April 2014 |
| Target | Unknown |
Attack type | Chemical attack |
| Weapons | Chlorine |
| Deaths | 3 civilians |
| Injured | Around 100, 5 seriously |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
The 2014 Kafr Zita chemical attack occurred on 11 April 2014, in the rebel-held northern Syrian town of Kafr Zita during the Syrian Civil War. The attack reportedly wounded around 100 people (5 seriously) and killed three.[1][2] Syria's state television, SANA blamed the attack on the Islamist Al-Nusra Front using "toxic chlorine",[3] while the opposition blamed barrel bombs dropped by government forces.[4][5]
- ^ "Syria: Strong Evidence Government Used Chemicals as a Weapon". Human Rights Watch. 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Syria fails to remove all chemical weapons as deadline passes". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
haaretzwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Claims of new poison gas attack in Syria". BBC News. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "New rebel, government claims of poison gas attack complicates Syria civil war, weapons cleanup". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search