A small, but vocal group of Windsorites were protesting after a horrific gas attack in Syria.

Members of the local Syrian community staged a peaceful protest at the riverfront on Tuesday night.

Board member of the Syrian Canadian Council Ahmed Riahi says ever since the latest Syrian regime took power they've been trying to control a revolution.

A suspected government chemical attack in an opposition held town in northern Syria killed dozens of people Tuesday - leaving residents gasping for breath and convulsing in the streets and overcrowded hospitals.

To his knowledge , Raihi says no Syrians in Windsor have a had family affected from the chemical gas attack.