The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) assigned responsibility for the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun to government forces. This is stated in a special report published on the organization's website. "The Syrian air force used sarin in Khan Shayhun, killing more than 80 people, most of whom were women and children. The blow from the air was also inflicted on nearby medical institutions. This led to a serious decrease in their ability to provide assistance to victims of a chemical attack and, as a result, an increase in the number of civilian casualties, "reads the document. In addition, according to the authors of the report, Syrian troops used war chlorine in Idlib, Hamaha and eastern Guta. "These attacks constitute flagrant violations of international humanitarian law and the Chemical Weapons Convention," the message concludes..

On April 4, chemical munitions were dropped on the city of Khan-Sheikhun, killing 87 people, injuring about 200. Syrian opposition and Western countries accused of attacking the Air Force of government troops. In Damascus, it was stated that the army did not use or use chemical weapons on the battlefield. Three days later, US President Donald Trump ordered a missile attack on the airfield Shairat, used by Syrian government aircraft. A total of 58 cruise missiles were fired.

Original article: UN accused Damascus of chemical attack in Khan-Shaykhun.