{"id":15794,"date":"2012-12-25T06:56:25","date_gmt":"2012-12-25T11:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theredphoenixapl.org\/?p=15794"},"modified":"2012-12-25T06:56:25","modified_gmt":"2012-12-25T11:56:25","slug":"syrian-rebels-use-chemical-weapons-against-syrian-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redphoenix.news\/es\/2012\/12\/syrian-rebels-use-chemical-weapons-against-syrian-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian rebels use chemical weapons against Syrian forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15795\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theredphoenixapl.org\/2012\/12\/25\/syrian-rebels-use-chemical-weapons-against-syrian-forces\/esmaeeli20121223135317117\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15795\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15795\" alt=\"Foreign-backed militants operating in Syria (file photo)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/redphoenixnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/esmaeeli20121223135317117.jpg?resize=490%2C291\" width=\"490\" height=\"291\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foreign-backed militants operating in Syria (file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"divLead\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><strong>Militants fighting against the Syrian government have used chemical weapons against the army in Daraya near the capital, Damascus, military sources say.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">According to a commander of the Syrian Presidential Guard, at least seven Syrian soldiers were killed on Saturday after they were attacked by a chemical weapon which produced a toxic yellow gas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The soldiers were reportedly killed within an hour after inhaling the gas.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Foreign-backed militants have repeatedly threatened to use chemical weapons against the army and pro-government civilians in recent days.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">They have also threatened to contaminate Syria&#8217;s drinking water supply in a bid to kill all Alawite Shias and the supporters of President Bashar al-Assad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The threat was made in a video posted on YouTube in which militants tested water contaminated with a lethal mixture on lab rabbits. The rabbits stopped breathing and their chests swelled shortly after drinking the poisoned water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The militants had earlier released a footage in which lab rabbits were killed by inhaling poisonous gas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The militants&#8217; use of chemical weapons come as the US and its allies have alleged that the Syrian government possesses the deadly weapons and is prepared to use them against militants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of army and security personnel, have been killed in the turmoil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">A recent UN report has revealed that militants from 29 countries have so far infiltrated into Syria to fight against the Damascus government, most of whom are extremist Salafists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#000000;\">The Syrian government has repeatedly said that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and that a very large number of the militants operating in the country are foreign nationals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/detail\/2012\/12\/23\/279711\/syria-militants-use-chemical-weapons\/\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\">Fuente<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Militants fighting against the Syrian government have used chemical weapons against the army in Daraya near the capital, Damascus, military sources say. 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