Assertion: chemical weapon's use | /r/ObjectUse | used on civilian
Facets:
value: a week ago
type: TEMPORAL
value: per the assessment of the u.s.
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: When President Donald Trump announced on Friday night that he had ordered airstrikes on Syria, he explained the decision with an appeal to a longstanding international consensus that the use of chemical weapons — such as were used a week ago on Syrian opposition forces and civilians in Douma, per the assessment of the U.S., despite denials from the Syrian regime — is a wrong that merits such a forceful response.