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Assad Regime Accused of 35 Chlorine Attacks Since Mid-March
(Guardian-UK) Kareem Shaheen - Syrian civil defense workers and doctors have documented 35 barrel bomb attacks where chlorine was used since 16 March - the latest of which was on Tuesday near Jisr al-Shughour - with more than 1,000 injuries and nine deaths. Muhammad Tennari, the manager of Sarmin hospital, told the Guardian that most of the victims came in with acute respiratory problems and burning, bloodshot eyes. "Most of the targeting is of civilian areas, and most of the injured are women and children," Tennari said. "It's almost daily now."