Watchdog: Syrian Troops Attacked Villages With Chlorine

A chemical weapons watchdog group reported Wednesday that Syrian troops have "systematically and repeatedly" used chlorine as a weapon in the country's ongoing civil war. The Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons   says its team found evidence on the ground that soldiers deployed the toxic gas on villages in northern Syria. An Associated Press review of the full report noted that at least 13 people died in the attacks, and dozens were...

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