Saraqib chemical attack

On 29 April 2013, a helicopter was seen passing above the western part of Saraqueb, a source close to the opposition claimed. The source said the helicopter was flying from north to south and that a trail of white smoke came down from the helicopter as three objects were dropped. According to the source, the first object landed in the northern area of the town, the second landed in the middle of the courtyard of a family house, and the third landed close to an opposition checkpoint on the road to Idlib.^{[4]: 12, 13, 20, 35–42}

Around 16:40 a doctor at the Shifa Hospital was called in order to assist with two patients, a 52-year-old woman and her pregnant daughter-in-law.^[4]: 37

The 52-year-old woman was severely intoxicated. She died between 22:30 and 22:45 just before arriving at a hospital in Turkey.^[4]: 13 Test results indicated that she had been exposed to sarin. Her daughter-in-law had moderate symptoms and recovered after 15 to 20 minutes of atropine treatment, but was also sent to a hospital in Turkey. She arrived at a border hospital at 19:30. She could then walk, but had, according to the medical officer, nausea and was vomiting.^[4]: 39

Other alleged victims with milder symptoms was also sent to Turkey,^[4]: 37 however, the examining doctor did not observe symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic chemicals,^[4]: 40 and initial tests of blood samples tested negative for sarin gas.^[5]