Members of the Association’s elected a new Board of Directors
After the end of the term of the first founding board of directors of the Association of victims of Chemical Weapons Members of the Association’s elected a new Board of DirectorsMr. Anas Al-Kholi is the president of the association.Mrs. Hala Shaaban is acting on his behalf We at the Association of Chemical Weapons Victimsthank the […]
I’m “N. H” from Eastern Ghouta and a resident of Ayn Tarma
I’m “N. H” from Eastern Ghouta and a resident of Ayn Tarma. I am currently living outside Syria and working on following my studies. Before 2010, my daily routine was just school and home. At the beginning of the Syrian revolution and the shelling on my town, I was forced to evacuate to Jobar. As […]
I am Haitham Al-Badawi from Jobar. I was working at a medical center during the chemical massacre
I am Haitham Al-Badawi from Jobar. I was working at a medical center during the chemical massacre on August 21, 2013. The attack occurred at night, in the peak of summer, in a moment of stillness in the air, around 1:20 AM, which was one of the deepest moments of sleep. At that time, we […]
I’m M.H from Ghouta, Damascus, and I worked as a journalist
I’m M.H from Ghouta, Damascus, and I worked as a journalist. I was a victim of chemical weapons attack in Ghouta on August 21, 2013. On August 20, the day was relatively calm, as we were accustomed to periodic shelling by the Syrian regime forces, either with artillery or airstrikes. However, that day was different. […]
I’m “R.A,” and I am 30 years old from Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province.
On April 4, 2017, between 6:00 and 7:00 AM, while I was at home in Khan Sheikhoun, I heard a clear explosion. I rushed to the door and saw smoke rising in the sky of the neighborhood where I lived, just across from the national automated bakery. I quickly went inside, washed my face, dressed […]
It was a genocide against the family, we lost 33 people from my small and large family in this massacre.
While mine begins a few days later, when I woke up in the field hospital after the Ghouta chemical massacre, I didn’t realize anything around me except that I was very thirsty, the nurse gave me water, I drank and I lost consciousness again. I Sometimes woke up and sometimes I fainted, I didn’t even […]
I am F.A, worked in journalism during my presence in Ghouta, working as a video editor. I wrote reports about the situations in Eastern Ghouta.
I am F.A, worked in journalism during my presence in Ghouta, working as a video editor. I wrote reports about the situations in Eastern Ghouta. At the same time, I supervised a medical center in Ghouta and witnessed several chemical attacks. The first attack was in April 2013 in the Damascus suburb of Jobar, where […]
My name is A. K. I worked in a media office located on the upper floor of a building which hosted a civil medical point.
My name is A. K. I worked in a media office located on the upper floor of a building which hosted a civil medical point. I witnessed two occasions of the use of chemical weapons. The first one occurred in Harasta in 2013, and the second on August 21, 2013, in Zamalka. The first attack: […]
My name is A.M, and I used to live in Eastern Ghouta in the town of Hazeh, near the city of Zamalka.
On Wednesday, the 21st of August 2013, around 1:20 in the morning, I remember sitting with my child and my husband’s family, which consisted of his mother, sister, and brother, along with his brother’s wife and their daughter. Also my husband’s aunt, her husband, and their daughters. Some of us were asleep that night, while […]
Statement Demanding the Establishment of a Special Court for Chemical Weapons
On November 30, 2023, the day of commemorating all victims of global chemical warfare, we demand all nations establish a special court for chemical weapons to prosecute the users of chemical weapons internationally.