Ten years since the gassing of the Ghouta suburb in Damascus - in pictures

  • A boy walks with a Palestinian flag at a make-shift exhibition marking the 11th anniversary of chemical attacks in Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, in Syria's rebel-held northern city of Idlib. AFP
    A boy walks with a Palestinian flag at a make-shift exhibition marking the 11th anniversary of chemical attacks in Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, in Syria's rebel-held northern city of Idlib. AFP
  • Members of the Syrian Civil Defence mark the during a vigil in the rebel-held northern city of Idlib. AFP
    Members of the Syrian Civil Defence mark the during a vigil in the rebel-held northern city of Idlib. AFP
  • On August 21, 2013, regime forces attacked Eastern Ghouta. The opposition accused the regime of using toxic gas in the attacks, which killed about 1,400 people. AFP
    On August 21, 2013, regime forces attacked Eastern Ghouta. The opposition accused the regime of using toxic gas in the attacks, which killed about 1,400 people. AFP
  • A Syrian couple mourn in front of bodies wrapped in shrouds. AFP
    A Syrian couple mourn in front of bodies wrapped in shrouds. AFP
  • Abu Ghassan, 50, one of the survivors of a chemical attack in the Ghouta region of Damascus that took place in 2013. Reuters
    Abu Ghassan, 50, one of the survivors of a chemical attack in the Ghouta region of Damascus that took place in 2013. Reuters
  • The size of the back of a rocket used in the alleged chemical attack. AFP
    The size of the back of a rocket used in the alleged chemical attack. AFP
  • A UN arms expert collects samples on August 29, 2013 in Damascus' eastern Ghouta suburb. AFP
    A UN arms expert collects samples on August 29, 2013 in Damascus' eastern Ghouta suburb. AFP
  • People pass the time along a damaged street in the Harasta area of eastern Ghouta. Reuters
    People pass the time along a damaged street in the Harasta area of eastern Ghouta. Reuters
  • Abu Malek, one of the survivors of a chemical attack, uses his crutches to walk along a street in the Ghouta town of Ain Tarma, Syria. Reuters
    Abu Malek, one of the survivors of a chemical attack, uses his crutches to walk along a street in the Ghouta town of Ain Tarma, Syria. Reuters