Nervengaseinsatz in Syrien

The use of nerve agents in Syria

Beweise über den Einsatz von Nervengas in Syrien.

Im Auftrag von Le monde versuchte der mehrfach preisgekrönte Fotograf Laurence van der Stockt, den Einsatz von Nervengas in der syrischen Stadt Damaskus zu dokumentieren.Van der Stockt´s Bilder und die wachsende Zahl von Hinweisen, führte dazu die UN zum Handeln zwingen.

Whilst on Assignment for Le monde , multi award winning photographer Laurence van der Stockt, has become one of the few people to document the use of nerve agents in the Syrian city of Damascus. Van der Stockt´s images and his testimony has added to the growing body of evidence which may force the UN in to action.

Eine Fotodokumentation von Getty-Images mit Fotos von Laurence van der

Stockt.

Jobar, Dama,s, Syria, 13. April 2013. Rebel fighters of Liwa Tarhir al Sham just get chemical gas from Syrian Army on the front line of Jobar.

Zamalka, Damas, Syria – 28. April 2013. Smoke after the explosion of bomb dropped by a Syrian Army jet.

Kfar Batna, Damas, Syria – 14. April 2013. Rebel fighters from Liwa Maghawer al Ghuta got chemical gas from Syrian Army on the frontline of Jobar on 13. April 2013, like each day of the following week for other groups on this frontline. They came to get some care

at the second hospital of Kfar Batna on the 14. of April. The symptoms for slightly exposed persons are contracted pupils, respiratory failures, headaches, vomiting.

Jobar, Damas, Syria, 11. April 2013. A Free Syrian Army fighter is dropping hand made grenade at the front line of Joabar, Omar, 21 and Lukha, 25.

Jobar, Damas, Syria, 13. April 2013. Rebel fighters of Liwa Tahir al Sham get chemical gas from Syrian Army on the front line of Jobar. Altale, druze from Suweida, on the rigth.

On this picture, Altale, a Druze rebel fighters with LiwaTahrir al Sham, is receiving eyes drop of prednisoloneacetate.

Jobar, Damas, 13. April 2013. Rebel fighters of Liwa Tarhir al Sham just get chemical gas from Syrian Army on the front line of Jobar. Abu Ahmad, commander of the Katiba Ahfad

al Rasol, center.

Abu Ahmad, commander of the Katiba Ahfad al Rasol, left

Joba, Damas, Syria. 03. April 2013. FSA fighters of Liwa Tahrir al Sham are moving on the Jobard frontline, through holes and tunnels between house facing the

Abaseyeen square from where the governmental army tried to break their position few hours ago. Abu Fahd carrying P 79.

Zamalka, Damas, Syria. 03. April 2013. A building of Zamalka destroyed by the bomb of a Mig fighter jet.

Abu Manar, a young fighter, shot dead by a syrian governmental army snipers.

Mahamed Jouha, young rebel fighter is crying because his friend was shot dead.

Jobar, Damas, Syria, 11. April 2013. A Free Syrian Army fighter ist watching the front line on a screen. Video cameras are set on the front line of Jobar.

Jebel El Jerit, Kalamoun region, Syria, 22. März 2013. Rebel fighters of the katibas „Shuada al Islam“ and Zikhar“ took position in these mountains facing the Hezbollah in

Lebanon.

Yabroud, Kalamoun area, Syria, 23. März 2013. In the house of a FSA commander.

Zamalka, Damas, Syria, 8. April 2013. On September and October 2012, the Syrian Army bombed for weeks Zamalka Square and the „Zamalka Main Street“, leading

directly to the center of Damas.

Desert, North of Al Ghuta , Syria 31. March 2013. Fighters overlooking the surroundings of a FSA mobile.

Howsh arab, Syria, 27 March 2013. Abu Qusay (FSA) on the mountain overlooking the plateau where are set few Syrian Army bases (qutayfah and others), it self overlooking l

Ghuta and Damas (in the background).