A poison gas attack on a rebel-held town near the Syrian capital has killed at least 40 people, according to activists, rescuers and medics.
The alleged attack in the town of Douma occurred on Saturday night amid a resumed offensive by Syrian government forces after the collapse of a truce.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 80 people were killed in Douma on Saturday, including around 40 who died from suffocation.
Opposition-linked first responders, known as the White Helmets, also reported the attack, saying entire families were found suffocated in their houses and shelters.
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is sending emergency aid including food, medicine and shelter as well as pastoral help to families in Syria.
After visiting the war-torn country, John Pontifex from the charity, said: “The people of Syria have been living through unimaginable pain and suffering for the past seven years, as the conflict has caused terrible devastation.
ACN has completed 143 aid projects in Syria over the past 12 months.
Government forces resumed their offensive on rebel-held Douma on Friday afternoon after a 10-day truce collapsed over disagreement regarding the evacuation of opposition fighters.
Violence returned days after hundreds of opposition fighters and their relatives left Douma towards rebel-held areas in northern Syria. Douma is the…
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