CNN News: 叙利亚遭受非法化学袭击

Was there an illegal chemical weapons attack in Syria over the weekend? And what could that lead to in the war-torn Middle Eastern country?

叙利亚是否于周末发生非法化学武器袭击?在这个饱受战争摧残的中东国家，这将会带来什么呢?

These are the questions we’re exploring first today on CNN 10. I’m Carl Azuz.

这些是我们今天在CNN 10上首先探讨的问题。我是卡尔·阿祖兹。

The civil war in Syria started in 2011. It involves different rebel groups fighting the Syrian government. There are also terrorist groups involved.

叙利亚内战始于2011年。这涉及到与叙利亚政府作战的不同叛军组织。也有恐怖组织参与其中。

But one reason why it’s gotten so much international attention is because it’s torn into a proxy war, with countries outside of Syria supporting different groups inside of Syria. The U.S., for instance, is battling the ISIS terrorist forces in Syria and it’s supported certain rebel groups in the past. Russia and Iran are also involved. They’ve been supporting Syria’s current government and neighboring Israel, whose official stance on the war is neutral, has acknowledged attacking some Syrian military targets.

但引起国际关注的一个原因是，它被卷入了一场代理人战争，叙利亚以外的国家支持叙利亚境内的不同组织。例如，美国在叙利亚打击ISIS恐怖组织。俄罗斯和伊朗也参与其中。他们一直支持叙利亚现政府和邻国以色列，两国的官方立场是中立的，并已经承认攻击了一些叙利亚军事目标。

The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on Monday to talk about a suspected chemical attack that happened on Saturday. Syrian activist groups say helicopters dropped bombs containing a toxic gas on a rebel-held city named Douma. They say dozens of civilians were killed in the attack and they provided graphic video footage of victims.

联合国安理会周一召开紧急会议，讨论周六发生的疑似化学武器袭击事件。叙利亚激进组织表示，直升机向反对派控制的城市杜马投掷了含有有毒气体的炸弹。他们说，数十名平民在袭击中丧生，并提供了受害者的图像视频。

CNN couldn’t verify whether the video is authentic. The Syrian government and Russia say it’s not but what happens next is anyone’s guess.

无法证实这段视频是否真实。叙利亚政府和俄罗斯表示，接下来发生的事情不是任何人的猜测。