Chemical weapons were used in five out of seven sites in Syria, according to a United Nations Investigation.  But the study is not saying whether it was rebel fighters or forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad that had used the weapons.

The report said inspectors had proof that chemical weapons were used in Ghouta, Khan al-Assal, Jobar, Saraqueb, and Ashrafieh Sahnaya, and that soldiers and civilians suffered in the attacks.

“The United Nations Mission remains deeply concerned that chemical weapons were used in the ongoing conflict between the parties in the Syrian Arabic Republic, which has added yet another dimension to the continued suffering of the Syrian people,” the report says.  Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will brief the General Assembly in a closed-door session on Friday.

Meanwhile, Amnesty International says European leaders should “hang their heads with shame” over their apparent indifference to Syrian refugees.  An estimated 2.3 million refugees have and are continuing to flee over the borders to five neighboring nations.  But even those who make it to Europe do not fare well.  In Bulgaria, Amnesty said it had found refugees “living in squalid conditions in containers, a dilapidated building and in tents.”

“In two of the main gateways to the EU, Bulgaria and Greece, refugees from Syria are met with deplorable treatment, including life threatening push-back operations along the Greek coast, and detention for weeks in poor conditions in Bulgaria,” said the report. 

“It is deplorable that many of those that who have risked life and limb to get here, are either forced back or detained in truly squalid conditions with insufficient food, water or medical care.”

6.5 Million Syrians are displaced internally.