What I found especially depressing about the short item that made the news that day, was the alleged use of chlorine gas. Allegations of chlorine gas attacks have appeared again in the news on 11 August, this time resulting in the deaths of one woman and two children as well as a formal investigation by the UN. The possible threat of gas attacks had resulted in a treaty signed in 1899 prohibiting their use. The development of chlorine gas attacks were designed to kill. The most recent gas attacks in Aleppo are said to have come in the form of barrel bombs dropped from a helicopter.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2016 06:00 UTC