More than 80 dead in chemical attack on Syria; draws worldwide criticism

The alleged chemical attack on the rebel held enclave of Douma in Syria has sparked an international outrage, making Syrian President Bashar Assad, the target of the backlash.

Although the Syrian President is refuting the allegations of such an attack, the images  and videos circulating on the social media showing the aftermath of the attack has sparked an outrage on social media as well, with the Syrian regime being at the receiving end.

US President Donald Trump came out in vehement condemnation of the act. In an enraged tweet , he has slammed both Assad regime and perpetual rival Russia for backing the regime.

What he calls a “mindless CHEMICAL attack” in Syria has killed many including women and children and has affected over hundreds of civilians.

He went on to call President Assad as “Animal Assad” and warned him of a big price for the atrocities committed.

He tweeted: “Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria. Area of atrocity is in lockdown and encircled by Syrian Army, making it completely inaccessible to outside world. President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price...”

He further wrote: “Open area immediately for medical help and verification. Another humanitarian disaster for no reason whatsoever. SICK!”

Turkey too strongly condemned the ‘chemical weapons attack’ in the Syrian city of Douma, saying there was a "strong suspicion" the regime of President Bashar al-Assad was responsible.

In a statement regarding the attack, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey said: “We strongly condemn this attack which is largely suspected to have been carried out by the regime whose track record regarding the use of chemical weapons is well known to the international community.”

It further said: “This incident reveals that the UN Security Council Resolutions 2118, 2209 and 2235 on the use of chemical weapons in Syria have once again been utterly disregarded.

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