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International reactions to the Ghouta chemical attack

Three Syrian medical staff wear gas masks in a chemical weapons attack training.

Syria may be using chemical weapons against its citizens again — here’s how international law has changed to help countries intervene

Conflict

In April 2018, the US, UK and France fired 103 missiles at three Syrian chemical weapons production and storage facilities to halt Syria’s continuing use of deadly weapons. For a while, it did the trick. The legal rationale? Humanitarian intervention.

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