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Category: Middle East & North Africa

August 9, 2018

By Nick Waters

Who Attacked the Hodeidah Hospital? Examining Allegations the Saudi Coalition Bombed a Hospital in Yemen

On Thursday, 2nd August several explosions rocked the Houthi-held city of Hodeidah. The locations of these explosions were reported to be the harbour used for fishing boats and within the vicinity of the al-Thawra Hospital. Since the explosion near the hospital happened immediately after the explosion at the harbour, it appeared that casualties and first responders were being deliberately targeted. Scores of people were killed and wounded in the attack.

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August 6, 2018

By Cheryl Rofer

“A Naive Set of Assumptions” – An Expert’s View on Ted Postol Hexamine Theories

In the wake of the August 2013 Ghouta chemical attack, Ted Postol attacked Dan Kaszeta’s argument that hexamine, C6H12N4, was a marker for Sarin made by the Syrian government. Postol is a professor emeritus of Science, Technology, and International Security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kaszeta is a consultant with experience in chemical warfare…

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July 13, 2018

By Christiaan Triebert

Schrödinger’s Strike: Who Hit These Buildings in Raqqa, Syria?

The research was initiated by Jeanne Sanya and conducted collaboratively with Christiaan Triebert. The Russian Ministry of Defence accused the American-led Coalition of bombing a block of civilian buildings in Raqqa, Syria. But a year earlier, the Russians said it was them who targeted leader of the Islamic State in those exact same buildings. What’s…

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June 26, 2018

By Syrie Factuel

Ce à quoi il faudra être attentif dans le prochain rapport de la MEF de l’OIAC sur l’attaque chimique de Douma

AVERTISSEMENT : Deux acronymes récurrents dans cet article ne doivent pas être confondus : la MEF (Mission d’établissement des faits) de l’OIAC et le MEC OIAC-ONU (Mécanisme d’enquête conjoint de l’OIAC et de l’ONU). La MEF de l’OIAC n’identifie pas les responsables des attaques chimiques pour lesquelles elle est déployée. Le MEC OIAC-ONU est un…

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June 24, 2018

By Bellingcat Investigation Team

Enquête « open source » sur les attaques chimiques présumées à Douma le 7 avril 2018

Le 7 avril 2018, les signalements d’attaques chimiques présumées sur la ville de Douma, dans la poche rebelle de la Ghouta orientale en Syrie, ont commencé à se multiplier. Ils indiquaient qu’un nombre significatif de personnes, y compris des enfants, avaient été tués par ces attaques. Cet article évaluera et vérifiera les informations « open source »…

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June 21, 2018

By Eliot Higgins

What We Know About Hexamine and Syria’s Sarin

After 6 years of chemical attacks in Syria, many details have been gathered about the nature of chemical weapon use in Syria, including the munitions and chemical agents used. With frequent accusations by defenders of the Syrian government that Sarin attacks have been false flags or other attempts at deception by Syrian opposition groups and NGOs, the…

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