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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-assad-has-killed-with-chemical-weapons-30-times-since-august/
Israel: Assad Has Killed with Poison Gas 30 Times since August
(Times of Israel) Mitch Ginsburg and Adiv Sterman - Syrian forces loyal to President Assad have used chemical weapons in over 30 cases since Syria joined the Chemical Weapons Convention last year and agreed to the destruction of its entire arsenal, a senior IDF officer said Thursday. Assad's regime is now focused on developing "non-classic" unconventional weapons based on weaker gas such as chlorine, he added. With regard to classic chemical weapons, "our assessment is that [Assad] will attempt to retain a small stockpile," the officer said.