On August 21, 2013, over 1,500 people were killed in eastern Ghouta due to a nerve gas attack using Sarin, marking the deadliest episode in Syria's civil war. Despite President Obama’s strong warnings against chemical weapon usage, there was no military response against President Assad or his regime. Currently, Assad faces potential war crime charges in France due to these attacks, but his protection from Russia complicates prospects for justice. The Sarin attack is seen as a brutal representation of his government's efforts to maintain control during the prolonged conflict.
The attack on eastern Ghouta on Aug. 21, 2013, marked the deadliest event in Syria's civil war, with at least 1,500 casualties due to Sarin gas.
Despite President Obama’s warning regarding the use of chemical weapons, no action was taken against President al-Assad or his loyalists following the Ghouta attacks.
Al-Assad currently faces war crime charges in France for the Ghouta attack, yet his protection from the Russian government raises doubts about eventual justice.
Investigators describe the use of Sarin gas during the attacks as emblematic of the extreme cruelty of al-Assad's regime in its fight for power.
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