Syrian authorities arrest ex-officer accused of chemical weapons crimes
- Former colonel Ahmed Habib Ali is accused of supervising the manufacture of sarin gas bombs.
- Syrian authorities have arrested a former officer they say was a chemical weapons specialist in charge of sarin gas depots and chemical weapons manufacturing in the regime of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad.
- The Interior Ministry named him on Wednesday as former colonel Ahmed Habib Ali, calling him “a chemical weapons expert”.
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- Former colonel Ahmed Habib Ali is accused of supervising the manufacture of sarin gas bombs.
- Syrian authorities have arrested a former officer they say was a chemical weapons specialist in charge of sarin gas depots and chemical weapons manufacturing in the regime of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad.
- The Interior Ministry named him on Wednesday as former colonel Ahmed Habib Ali, calling him “a chemical weapons expert”.
Sources: Al Jazeera