Rebel-Held Area: Government Airstrikes and Geneva Conference

rebel-held area: Meanwhile, the war in Syria is not letting up, according to CTV. A Syrian doctor in a rebel-held area in the central province of Hama said government airstrikes were suspected of using toxic gas on Thursday on civilians and opposition fighters in the town of Latamneh. UNHCR announced the milestone a year after participating countries at a Geneva conference pledged to resettle and facilitate pathways for 500,000 refugees from Syria -- but only half of those places have been allocated so far. The doctor said his hospital treated nearly 40 people, including women and children, who were injured in two separate attacks early in the day. This is the second time such reports from this area in Hama have emerged. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that 50 people were suffering from breathing difficulties following government barrel bombs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.