Syrian authorities arrest ex-officer accused of chemical weapons crimes
Summary
Syrian authorities arrested Ahmed Habib Ali, a former officer responsible for sarin gas storage and chemical weapons manufacturing under President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. He is accused of supervising the production of sarin bombs used in attacks on Syrian cities between 2013 and 2017.Key Facts
- Ahmed Habib Ali is a former colonel and chemical weapons expert in Syria.
- He managed sarin gas storage and made chemical weapons at a site near Damascus called Unit 417.
- Ali supervised the manufacture of about 20 sarin-loaded bombs, each weighing 250 kg (550 lbs).
- These bombs were used in attacks on Syrian towns in 2013 and 2017.
- Syria was recently reinstated into the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
- The OPCW had stripped Syria’s rights in 2021 after finding its air force used sarin and chlorine gas.
- The deadliest sarin gas attack happened in August 2013, killing over 1,400 people.
- Since President al-Assad’s fall in December 2024, Syria has arrested dozens of people for war crimes during the civil war.
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