Chemical weapons attack alleged in Syria

A man inspects a site targeted by what activists said was a poison gas attack in the Syrian village of Sarmin in Idlib province on March 17, 2015. (Mohamad Bayoush /Reuters)

Syrian government helicopters attacked a village in northwestern Syria with chlorine gas, killing at least six people and wounding scores, activists and opposition groups said Tuesday.

The attack occurred overnight Monday in Sarmin, in Idlib province, according to the Local Coordination Committees activist collective and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The incident follows the U.N. Security Council’s adoption this month of a resolution condemning the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The U.S.-drafted resolution does not assign blame for previous chemical attacks in Syria but warns of military intervention in the event of further use of toxins. (Read More)