Alleged Chemical Attack, December 22, 2012


 * See also: Alleged Chemical Attack, December 23, 2012

What would be the first confirmed chemical weapons attack of the Syrian conflict (if confirmed, and it's not the first allegation) was reported on December 22, 2012. It came in the form of a Syrian Arab Army source, and accused rebel forces of releasing a toxic, yellow gas in the Damascus suburb of Daraya on Saturday, December 22, 2012. It comes about a day before the rebel claim of government forces gassing them in Homs on December 23 (see link at top).

The following page is a stub that will be expanded in time (soon). At the moment, we cite one source with zero research:

Iranian Press TV reported on the afternoon of Sunday the 23rd:
 * Militants fighting against the Syrian government have used chemical weapons against the army in Daraya near the capital, Damascus, military sources say.


 * According to a commander of the Syrian Presidential Guard, at least seven Syrian soldiers were killed on Saturday after they were attacked by a chemical weapon which produced a toxic yellow gas.


 * The soldiers were reportedly killed within an hour after inhaling the gas.

How well this allegation holds up against the available evidence remains to be seen.