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Activists and health workers gathered in the northwestern Syrian city of on Saturday to remember the victims of the 2013 chemical attack in which killed around 1,400 people.Ìý

The commemorations on the eighth anniversary of the attack was attended by Syrian activists and members of the Syrian Civil Defence.Ìý

"This stand in the city of Idlib comes on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the chemical massacre inÌýEasternÌýGhouta, which was committed by and Russia," Firas Khalifa, member ofÌýtheÌý Syrian Civil Defence, toldÌý°®Âþµº'sÌýArabic language serviceÌýAl-Araby Al-Jadeed.

"We aim to convey a message that emphasises the necessity of stopping the regime and holding the criminals who committed this massacre accountable, especially since everyone knows the truth,"ÌýKhalifa said.

Among those in attendance were witness to the massacre, including health sector worker Muhammad Kahil Al-Ain, who spoke toÌýAl-Araby Al-Jadeed.Ìý

"I remember the many painful images that I witnessed in Eastern Ghouta, in the hospitals. And these pictures I will never forget,"Ìýhe said.

"Our message to the international community is to hold the perpetrators accountable, who are led by the criminal Bashar al-Assad,"Ìýhe added.Ìý

Osama Daher, who also witnessed the massacre in Eastern Ghouta, attended the commemorations.

"It was a harsh night for everyone. We came here to confirm our demands that all criminals be held accountable, especially the murderer of children, Bashar al-Assad,"Ìýhe told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.Ìý

Bashar al-Assad's regime used sarin gas to attack the opposition-held area of Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of the capital Damascus, in the early of 21 August, 2013, killing over a thousand men, women, and children.

No one from the Assad regime has been held accountable for the massacre.Ìý