Devices Linked To Alleged Chemical Weapon Attacks Captured By The Syrian Opposition

Over the past few weeks I've been examining the evidence of chemical weapon use in Syria, and one key piece of evidence in at least two of the attacks, Saraqeb, Idlib, and Sheikh Maghsoud, Aleppo, has been the presence of what seems to be a unknown type of gas grenade at both attacks, later spotted with a Jabhat al-Nusra member

Saraqeb, Idlib

Sheikh Maghsoud, Aleppo

Carried by a Jabhat al-Nusra fighter

No-one knows the identity of these grenades, nor the contents, and how they relate to the symptoms seen in the victims, so I've been trying to gather all the evidence I can.  Now a new video has been posted online which claims to show equipment captured by the opposition from government forces in Irbin, Damascus


Several of the gas grenades can be seen here


And they are also held up to the camera, with the camera man stating "poisonous bombs"


Although it's blurry you can still make out the silverish screw and hole present in the Jabhat al-Nusra example


It's also interesting to note a number of improvised devices as well as gas masks


It's also interesting to note that just a couple of miles down the road in Adra last night there was another reported chemical attack (videos here), so it does beg the question of whether or not there's a link. The fact these gas grenades appear to be carried by government forces does seem to support the theory they aren't a deadly chemical weapon like sarin.

In an ideal world one of those grenades would makes it to a friendly news organisation who could have it independently analysed, so if anyone knows how to contact the Abu Dhar al-Ghafari Brigade in Damascus it's a good time to let me know.

Thanks to Johnny Six and Mark for highlighting this video.

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