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Sarin gas survivor describes US airstrike as 'game-changer'

Kassem Eid, who survived the sarin gas attack on Ghouta in 2013, said he felt like the US move was a "game changer."
 
Speaking from his home in Germany where he now lives, he told Middle East Eye that: "This might be the beginning of a new era, this might be actually a real chance for peace in Syria,"
 
"I was very happy, overwhelmed," he said. "We’ve been waiting for this for a long time, we have been waiting to see Assad held accountable for more than six years and this was the first time we’ve seen any punishment."
 
Read more of Kassem's reaction here....