Chemical weapons inspectors collected samples from Syria's Douma on Saturday, two weeks after a suspected gas attack there followed by retaliatory strikes by Western powers on the Syrian government's chemical facilities. (Ali Hashisho/Reuters)The United States, France and Britain blamed President Bashar al Assad's government for the attack, and struck suspected Syrian chemical weapons facilities with airstrikes on April 14. Kahled Mahmoud Nuseir, 25, lost his pregnant wife, Fatmeh Karout, and two young daughters during the alleged chemical weapons attack earlier this month. A UN security team had scouted Douma on Tuesday to see if it was safe for weapons inspectors to visit. A child cries as his or her face is wiped following alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria, on April 8.

Source: CBC News April 21, 2018 18:13 UTC