MESOP FLASH – KAFR ZITA ATTACK : CLEAR EVIDENCE AGAINST THE ASSAD REGIME

Brown Moses Blog – Sunday, 13 April 2014 / WATCH VIDEO

Evidence Chlorine Gas Was Used In The Kafr Zita Chemical Attack. – On April 11th, reports supported by video from the town of Kafr Zita, Hama, claimed to show the aftermath of a chemical attack on the town.  Reports claimed helicopters had dropped a “barrel bomb” containing a toxic gas on the town, with the below video claiming to show the attack as it happened.

While there’s been a number of small alleged chemical attacks reported in the months since the August 21st Sarin attack, this attack was unusual for a number of reasons.  First, earlier attacks have mostly (if not entirely) been on front-line positions with adult males being the victims, while in the Kafr Zita attack it appears children made up a significant number of victims.  Second, it’s a rare occasion both the government and opposition claim an attack took place, with the government claiming Jabhat al-Nusra launched the attack.  As reports claim a helicopter dropped the bomb, it seems highly unlikely Jabhat al-Nusra would have been operating a helicopter, unless they have a previously unheard of air-force the Syrian air defence system failed to detect.

Syrian State TV felt confident enough to specify the type of agent used, “there is information that the terrorist Nusra Front released toxic chlorine… leading to the death of two people and causing more than 100 people to suffer from suffocation”.

Now, videos and photographs from Kafr Zita provides evidence that Chlorine gas was in fact used, with the following video showing the container supposedly used in the attack : Photographs show the markings on the container clearly

The markings, CL2, indicate the container has Chlorine gas inside it, with the name of the Chinese company Norinco also visible.  “Bar” is a reference to pressure, so it seems extremely likely this was a cylinder containing Chlorine gas.

In the videos and photographs this is specifically described as being dropped from a helicopter. Again, there’s no evidence of Jabhat al-Nusra have a helicopter, and considering Kafr Zita has been the focus of Syrian military activity for the past weeks (including the first deployment of BM-30 launched cluster munitions) it seems unlikely the Syrian military would have missed a mystery helicopter flying overhead.  One also has to ask how Syrian State TV could state Chlorine was used without access to the site, a pro-opposition area.  One also has to wonder how much State TV’s claims Jabhat al-Nusra was responsible is influenced by Seymour Hersh’s recent claims Jabhat al-Nusra were responsible for the August 21st Sarin attack.

Here we go another again the blame game, lets break this down shall we, a couple of weeks ago regime warned that rebels would try another false flag CW attack. Under the OPCW agreement Syria’s production facilities were destroyed and all its chemical arsenal put under OPCW control; for removal from country FACT.    Those of us who have been following this will be aware that rebels took over an area in Aleppo early last year which included a factory for making “chlorine” so not beyond AL nursa or another crudely construct some sort of gas weapon.    As the latest Army offensive shows,the SAA have been making significant gains across Syria recently without resorting to any type of CW.

    So question is ,is this another attempt by rebels who are getting desperate things aren’t going there way on the ground.? Seems OPCW and West are saying much about this claim, and I put that down to Syria has already declared its arsenal and its being removed. Chlorine is an industrial chemical, so it’s not exactly unique to Syria’s chemical weapon programme. Maybe you can explain how Jabhat al-Nusra dropped the barrel from a helicopter?

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