Syrian General Suspected of Chemical Attack on Eastern Ghouta Arrested

Syrian authorities have arrested General Adnan Abboud Hilwa on suspicion of involvement in a chemical weapons attack on Eastern Ghouta that killed more than 1,000 people. Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced the detention on social media platform X, confirming that the general is now in custody. The Eastern Ghouta chemical attack was one of the deadliest incidents during Syria's civil war, which began in 2011 and saw the widespread use of chemical weapons by government forces against civilian areas controlled by opposition groups.