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Jobar sarin attack
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Type	Sarin attack
Location	Jobar, Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria 33°31′52″N 36°20′14″E / 33.53111°N 36.33722°E / 33.53111; 36.33722
Date	24 August 2013 around 11:00 (UTC+03:00)
Casualties	24 injured
JobarLocation of Jobar within Syria

The Jobar sarin attack took place on 24 August 2013 around 11:00 in Jobar, a suburb of the Syrian capital city Damascus.

Background

Jobar is a suburb of Syria's capital city Damascus. The suburb is located approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) northeast of the Damascus city center.

Attack

On 24 August 2013, a group of Syrian Army soldiers were clearing buildings from opposition forces in Jobar. Around 11:00, the intensity of the shooting from the opposition side subsided and the soldiers believed the rebels were retreating. Then, an improvised explosive device detonated with a low noise about 10 meters from them. The IED reportedly released "a very badly smelling gas".

10 soldiers were injured and evacuated to the nearest medical point where they were treated with intravenous fluids and oxygen before being sent to Martyr Yusuf Al Azmah Military Hospital for further treatment. Four of them were severely affected. Another 20 soldiers came later with similar symptoms, but they were in stable condition and could, after some time, be sent back to their units. All patients received "atropine, HI-6, steroids, oxygen therapy and fluids treatment."

Aftermath

The UN mission received soil samples from the impact site and remnants of two IEDs allegedly used to disperse the chemical agent. The soil samples tested positive for sarin. However, the UN mission "could not verify the chain of custody for this sampling and subsequent analysis". On 30 August 2013, the UN mission visited the affected soldiers at a military hospital.

See also

• Khan al-Assal chemical attack
• Jobar chemical attacks
• Ghouta chemical attack
• Ashrafiyat Sahnaya chemical attack

References

1. ^ "United Nations Mission on Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic" (PDF). United Nations. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
2. "U.N. inspectors arrive at military hospital in Damascus". Reuters. 30 August 2013.

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Chemical attacks	Khan al-Assal (March 2013) Jobar (April 2013) Saraqib (April 2013) Ghouta (August 2013) Jobar (August 2013) Ashrafiyat Sahnaya (August 2013) Kafr Zita (April 2014) Talmenes (April 2014) Sarmin (March 2015) Khan Shaykhun (April 2017) Douma (April 2018)
Investigations	Independent International Commission of Inquiry OPCW Fact-Finding Mission OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism UN Mission UN investigation of chemical weapons use in Ghouta US assessment of Syria's use of chemical weapons on August 21, 2013
Reactions	2017 Shayrat missile strike 2018 missile strikes against Syria Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons (OPCW-UN Joint Mission) International reactions to the Ghouta chemical attack UN Security Council Resolution 2118 UN Security Council Resolution 2209 UN Security Council Resolution 2235
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Category:Chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war

• Chemical weapons attacks
• Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving chemical weapons