Jund Al-aqsa Group

Mustard gas was used during summer fighting in Syria but it was not clear by whom, the global chemical weapons watchdog said Thursday, while jihadists seized a key town from regime forces.

Syrian insurgents captured a town on a major highway in the west of the country today after heavy fighting with pro-government militias, rebels and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.

Mustard gas was used during summer fighting in Syria but it was not clear by whom, the global chemical weapons watchdog said Thursday, while jihadists seized a key town from regime forces.

Syrian insurgents captured a town on a major highway in the west of the country today after heavy fighting with pro-government militias, rebels and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.