Today, Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the massacre committed by the Syrian regime in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib countryside, which killed about 100 civilians - including 32 children and 23 women - who were killed in chemical attacks launched by the regime forces on them using sarin gas.
Four years after that massacre, the US State Department called for the Assad regime to be held accountable for these atrocities, apply Chapter Seven and transfer the file to the International Criminal Court, while the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces confirmed that “the regime has not yet been punished and continues to commit massacres,” as described Coalition.
The tweeters also launched campaigns calling for "international accountability for the Assad regime and achieving justice for the victims of the massacre."
"This week marks the tragic anniversary of several chemical weapons attacks carried out by the Syrian regime against its people in the cities of Khan Sheikhoun and Douma," State Department spokesman Ned Price said, adding - in his tweet on Twitter - that "Al-Assad must be held accountable for these atrocities, as well." It must fulfill its international obligations. "
This week will mark two tragic anniversaries of the Syrian regime's many chemical weapons attacks against its own people: Khan Sheikhoun (4/4/2017) and Douma (4/7/2018).
The Assad regime must uphold its international obligations and be held accountable for these atrocities.
- Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) April 4, 2021
The National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces said - in a statement today, Sunday - that the international community is called upon to assume humanitarian, legal, political and historical responsibilities towards war crimes, crimes against humanity and chemical weapons crimes in Syria, and it is again called upon to activate Article 21 of Resolution 2118 related to imposing measures. Operation against order under Chapter Seven. "
The statement added, "Arab and international media organizations and human rights activists around the world are called to commemorate this massacre in order to push for accountability for the perpetrators and pressure any international or regional parties planning or hoping to float them."
The coalition concluded its statement by saying, “International justice for the martyrs of the Khan Sheikhoun massacre must come, and the current international inability to pursue and punish criminals cannot continue. Obstructing the course of justice, or daring to facilitate impunity for criminals. "
For its part, the Syrian "White Helmets" Foundation criticized the international reaction to the massacre committed by the Syrian regime, and said - in a statement - "The great disdain shown by the international community and the United Nations towards the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons - for dozens of times since 2011 - is incomprehensible. It cannot be justified, "stressing that setting up a quick and serious mechanism to hold the Assad regime and its allies accountable for their crimes against the Syrians must be a top priority for the international community, according to her saying.
The foundation pointed out that the passage of 4 years since the massacre committed by the Syrian regime - without any form of accountability being achieved - "encourages the regime to continue committing violations and using weapons of mass destruction."
On social media, the tweeters commemorated the fourth anniversary of the Khan Sheikhoun massacre, and through the hashtag "Chemical Bashar", they demanded international accountability for the Assad regime and justice for the victims of the massacre.