Syria rejects report on alleged chemical attack as "politicized" by U.S., Western allies

STORY: Syria rejects report on alleged chemical attack as "politicized" by U.S., Western allies DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venue 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MILAD ATIYEH, Syria's permanent representative to OPCW STORYLINE: Syria on Thursday rejected a recent report by an intergovernmental chemical watchdog that accuses the Syrian forces of a chemical attack near Damascus in 2018 as "politicized" by the United States and its Western allies. The report by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is used by the United States and its Western allies to justify their attack against Syria launched just days after the alleged chemical attack in the Douma suburb east of Damascus five years ago, Milad Atiyeh, Syria's permanent representative to OPCW, told a press conference in the Syrian capital. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MILAD ATIYEH, Syria's permanent representative to OPCW "On April 14, 2018, days after the alleged Douma

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHEMICAL ATTACK-PRESS CONFERENCE

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHEMICAL ATTACK-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230202) -- DAMASCUS, Feb. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Milad Atiyeh, Syria's permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 2, 2023. Syria on Thursday rejected a recent report by an intergovernmental chemical watchdog that accuses the Syrian forces of a chemical attack near Damascus in 2018 as "politicized" by the United States and its Western allies. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHEMICAL ATTACK-PRESS CONFERENCE

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHEMICAL ATTACK-PRESS CONFERENCE

(230202) -- DAMASCUS, Feb. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Milad Atiyeh, Syria's permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 2, 2023. Syria on Thursday rejected a recent report by an intergovernmental chemical watchdog that accuses the Syrian forces of a chemical attack near Damascus in 2018 as "politicized" by the United States and its Western allies. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)