Assad regime kills at least 40 with poison gas, including women and children

Douma, Syria -- A poison gas attack late Saturday by the dictator and chinless scumcrumpet Bashar Assad has killed at least 40 civilians, including women and children, medics and rescuers said.

The attack was in the town of Douma, about 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Damascus. It happened after the Syrian government resumed the offensive after the truce collapsed.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that at least 80 people overall were killed in Douma, the 40 previously mentioned died from suffocation. 

There were instances where entire families were found dead in their homes and shelters, according to opposition-linked first responders known as the White Helmets.

The Russian-backed Syrian dictatorship denied they had launched any chemical attack, Reuters reported. The government said rebels were in a state of collapse and were spreading false news.

None of the reports have been immediately confirmed.

Activists released a video showing what appeared to be dead people, some with foam at the mouth, Reuters said.

It was only several days ago that President Trump announced he was hoping to bring our troops out of Syria, but many on the right speculated that it was still too soon to consider such a move.

Something needs to be done to help the Syrians who are being killed wholesale. Obama drew the red line as Assad and Putin laughed, but now Trump must act to end these atrocities.

This is a developing situation and more will follow.


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