Showing posts with label Idlib. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Idlib. Show all posts
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Putin and Erdogan agree to create demilitarised zone in Syria's Idlib
from Middle East Eye
Russia said on Monday there will be no new military operation against rebels in Idlib by Syrian government forces and their allies after President Vladimir Putin met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The two leaders, who back opposing sides in Syria’s seven-year war, came together in an ad hoc meeting in the Russian resort city of Sochi as tensions grew over Idlib, the last major opposition bastion in Syria.
The Syrian government, backed by Russian air power, appeared recently to be poised to stage an assault on Idlib province, which is also home to thousands of hardline militants.
Putin said Moscow and Ankara agreed to create a 15-20 km demilitarised zone between rebels and Syrian government forces by 15 October.
Russian and Turkish forces will patrol the buffer zone. "Radically-minded" groups, including former al-Qaeda affiliate Hay’at Tahrir a-Sham (HTS), will withdraw from the zone, and heavy weapons held by Syrian rebels in Idlib city would be handed over by 20 October, according to the agreement.
This approach, Putin said, is supported by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad...
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Russia said on Monday there will be no new military operation against rebels in Idlib by Syrian government forces and their allies after President Vladimir Putin met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The two leaders, who back opposing sides in Syria’s seven-year war, came together in an ad hoc meeting in the Russian resort city of Sochi as tensions grew over Idlib, the last major opposition bastion in Syria.
The Syrian government, backed by Russian air power, appeared recently to be poised to stage an assault on Idlib province, which is also home to thousands of hardline militants.
Putin said Moscow and Ankara agreed to create a 15-20 km demilitarised zone between rebels and Syrian government forces by 15 October.
Russian and Turkish forces will patrol the buffer zone. "Radically-minded" groups, including former al-Qaeda affiliate Hay’at Tahrir a-Sham (HTS), will withdraw from the zone, and heavy weapons held by Syrian rebels in Idlib city would be handed over by 20 October, according to the agreement.
This approach, Putin said, is supported by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad...
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BREAKING: TURKEY EMBEDS INTO IDLIB, CEASEFIRE SECURED, INVITES RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPERS
from Fort Russ
Russian President Vladimir Putin has just publicly declared that Turkey and Russia have agreed to establish a demilitarized zone in Idlib which will have a depth of 15 km, to be ready and in place by October 15th. This is effectively a ceasefire, with Turkish forces and Russian military police that will conduct joint patrols towards the de-escalation in Idlib.
Russia’s Defence Minister Shoigu has just publicly stated: there will be no military operation in Idlib.
FRN previously raised the possibility of Turkey securing Idlib on its own, then working towards using this possibly to acquire territory or make a better deal with Russia. It appears the second has happened, as we forecasted. Our general operating thesis that ‘things are never as they appear’ was confirmed as well...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has just publicly declared that Turkey and Russia have agreed to establish a demilitarized zone in Idlib which will have a depth of 15 km, to be ready and in place by October 15th. This is effectively a ceasefire, with Turkish forces and Russian military police that will conduct joint patrols towards the de-escalation in Idlib.
Russia’s Defence Minister Shoigu has just publicly stated: there will be no military operation in Idlib.
FRN previously raised the possibility of Turkey securing Idlib on its own, then working towards using this possibly to acquire territory or make a better deal with Russia. It appears the second has happened, as we forecasted. Our general operating thesis that ‘things are never as they appear’ was confirmed as well...
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Saturday, September 15, 2018
Russia Blinks: Trump Saves al Qaeda in Idlib... for Now
Syria and Russia have announced a delay in their assault on al Qaeda-controlled Idlib. US war-mongers have successfully prevented them from attacking al Qaeda under threat of military retaliation.
Let that sink in for a minute. That's the world we live in now.
Let that sink in for a minute. That's the world we live in now.
Britain Arrests Dr. Chris Busby, Skripal Case Skeptic, on Trumped Up Charges
(Please pardon the glitchiness of this video. It clears up in some areas but like I said in the video, when you open a Daily Mail page, they slam you with all sorts of stuff that slows down weaker systems like mine. The audio is still good and he is definitely worth listening to)
The fascist state of Britain is getting serious about protecting their propaganda these days. Dr. Busby is a knowledgeable expert on chemistry and his opinion holds up under scrutiny... so he had to go.
The fascist state of Britain is getting serious about protecting their propaganda these days. Dr. Busby is a knowledgeable expert on chemistry and his opinion holds up under scrutiny... so he had to go.
Nikki Haley, Jeffrey Sachs and Shane Bauer: The Info War on Idlib Heats Up
The hearts and minds campaign of the war on Syria is heating up. As Haley threatens we will defend al Qaeda in Syria regardless of the type of attack from the SAA, Mockingbird journalists like Bauer go after seated Representatives for daring to wonder why Trump wants to protect terrorists. In the midst of all that, a little truth sneaks out on Morning Joe.
Are we looking at another Cuban missile crisis?
Are we looking at another Cuban missile crisis?
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Dutch Government Faces Protest Over Syrian Rebel Support
from TeleSUR
The government of the Netherlands is facing widespread criticism from lawmakers and citizens after it was revealed it had supported a Syrian rebel group, which Dutch prosecutors had labeled a ‘terrorist’ organization.
The revelation came in a news report on Nieuwsuur a current affairs program on public broadcasters NOS and NTR Monday. According to the report, the Netherlands gave “non-lethal assistance” (NLA) to 22 armed rebel groups. One of the groups has been identified as Jabhat al-Shamiya, which had been supplied with pick-up trucks, uniforms and other equipment last year.
During the time the assistance was given, however, Dutch officials in the port city of Rotterdam were prosecuting a suspected militant for belonging to Jabhat al-Shamiya, which has been labeled in Dutch court papers as "Salafist and jihadist movement striving for a caliphate".
Following the broadcasting of the report, Parliamentarians demand answers describing the group as nothing more than a "criminal organization with a terrorist aim." Jabhat al-Shamiya, also known as the Levant Front, is an umbrella group for rebel fighters based in northern Syria...
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The government of the Netherlands is facing widespread criticism from lawmakers and citizens after it was revealed it had supported a Syrian rebel group, which Dutch prosecutors had labeled a ‘terrorist’ organization.
The revelation came in a news report on Nieuwsuur a current affairs program on public broadcasters NOS and NTR Monday. According to the report, the Netherlands gave “non-lethal assistance” (NLA) to 22 armed rebel groups. One of the groups has been identified as Jabhat al-Shamiya, which had been supplied with pick-up trucks, uniforms and other equipment last year.
During the time the assistance was given, however, Dutch officials in the port city of Rotterdam were prosecuting a suspected militant for belonging to Jabhat al-Shamiya, which has been labeled in Dutch court papers as "Salafist and jihadist movement striving for a caliphate".
Following the broadcasting of the report, Parliamentarians demand answers describing the group as nothing more than a "criminal organization with a terrorist aim." Jabhat al-Shamiya, also known as the Levant Front, is an umbrella group for rebel fighters based in northern Syria...
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‘Something big is coming’: French aid worker in Aleppo says Syrians bracing for US attack
from RT
A major US military escalation in Syria would be “based on lies” and will have “terrible” consequences for Syrians, a French aid worker in Aleppo told RT, adding that Washington seems determined to prolong the war at any cost.
Pierre Le Corf, the founder of the NGO ‘We Are Superheroes’, has lived for nearly three years in Aleppo – but he said that Western governments, including his home country of France, have provided a distorted picture of the reality on the ground.
“In Aleppo, people are trying to rebuild their lives, and they need to believe that [the war] is over. But we know that something big is coming,” he told RT when asked about Washington’s repeated threats of military action if the Syrian Army attempts to recapture Idlib province, the last Al-Qaeda stronghold in the country.
He said that the United States and its allies were using humanitarian concerns as a pretense for prolonging the bloody, seven-year conflict, adding that a major US military escalation in the country would be “based on lies” and would be “terrible for all Syrians.”
“What may happen may be catastrophic,” he said...
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A major US military escalation in Syria would be “based on lies” and will have “terrible” consequences for Syrians, a French aid worker in Aleppo told RT, adding that Washington seems determined to prolong the war at any cost.
Pierre Le Corf, the founder of the NGO ‘We Are Superheroes’, has lived for nearly three years in Aleppo – but he said that Western governments, including his home country of France, have provided a distorted picture of the reality on the ground.
“In Aleppo, people are trying to rebuild their lives, and they need to believe that [the war] is over. But we know that something big is coming,” he told RT when asked about Washington’s repeated threats of military action if the Syrian Army attempts to recapture Idlib province, the last Al-Qaeda stronghold in the country.
He said that the United States and its allies were using humanitarian concerns as a pretense for prolonging the bloody, seven-year conflict, adding that a major US military escalation in the country would be “based on lies” and would be “terrible for all Syrians.”
“What may happen may be catastrophic,” he said...
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Russian MOD Reports White Helmets Currently Staging “False Flag” Chemical Attack in Idlib
by Whitney Webb from Mint Press News
Russian military sources, as cited by Sputnik News, have reported that footage depicting what they have identified as a false-flag chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Idlib province is currently being filmed and is expected to be sent to different international television channels before the end of the day. The news has sparked concern that the promised retaliation from the U.S., U.K. and France could be less than a day away.
The Russian military sources — who work for the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, which oversees Russia’s legal military presence in Syria — stated that “militants are now filming a staged provocation in the city of Jisr al-Shughur, where ‘chemical weapons’ are depicted as being used by the Syrian army against civilians.” Based on information “received from inhabitants of Idlib province,” the Russian military also stated that “film crew[s] of several Middle Eastern TV channels arrived in Jisr al-Shughur in the morning” along with “the regional affiliate of one of the main American television news networks.”
The report notes, unsurprisingly, that the staged event gives a prominent role to the Syrian White Helmets, who will be shown “’helping’ residents of Jisr al-Shughur after the Syrian army allegedly used the so-called barrel bombs with poisonous substances.” It also states that the “chemical weapon” to be used in the attack is two containers “loaded with a chlorine-based toxic substance.” At the time the Russian military issued the warning of an imminent “false-flag” chemical weapons attack, these containers were located at a grain storage site.
These warnings from the Russian military come after the Syrian and Russian governments presented evidence to the UN Security Council showing that Idlib “rebels” linked to Al Qaeda were planning to stage a chemical weapons attack in order to provoke foreign military intervention against the Syrian government.
Notably, a recent Wall Street Journal report stated that anonymous U.S. officials had confirmed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had personally “approved” the use of “chlorine gas” against civilians in Idlib. That report also stated that President Trump may attack Syria regardless of whether or not a chemical weapons attack is alleged to have taken place...
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Russian military sources, as cited by Sputnik News, have reported that footage depicting what they have identified as a false-flag chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Idlib province is currently being filmed and is expected to be sent to different international television channels before the end of the day. The news has sparked concern that the promised retaliation from the U.S., U.K. and France could be less than a day away.
The Russian military sources — who work for the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, which oversees Russia’s legal military presence in Syria — stated that “militants are now filming a staged provocation in the city of Jisr al-Shughur, where ‘chemical weapons’ are depicted as being used by the Syrian army against civilians.” Based on information “received from inhabitants of Idlib province,” the Russian military also stated that “film crew[s] of several Middle Eastern TV channels arrived in Jisr al-Shughur in the morning” along with “the regional affiliate of one of the main American television news networks.”
The report notes, unsurprisingly, that the staged event gives a prominent role to the Syrian White Helmets, who will be shown “’helping’ residents of Jisr al-Shughur after the Syrian army allegedly used the so-called barrel bombs with poisonous substances.” It also states that the “chemical weapon” to be used in the attack is two containers “loaded with a chlorine-based toxic substance.” At the time the Russian military issued the warning of an imminent “false-flag” chemical weapons attack, these containers were located at a grain storage site.
These warnings from the Russian military come after the Syrian and Russian governments presented evidence to the UN Security Council showing that Idlib “rebels” linked to Al Qaeda were planning to stage a chemical weapons attack in order to provoke foreign military intervention against the Syrian government.
Notably, a recent Wall Street Journal report stated that anonymous U.S. officials had confirmed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had personally “approved” the use of “chlorine gas” against civilians in Idlib. That report also stated that President Trump may attack Syria regardless of whether or not a chemical weapons attack is alleged to have taken place...
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Thursday, September 6, 2018
#NYTimesOpEd is "Q-anon" for the McResistance
From Woodward's new book to this ridiculous OP-ED from the Times, they have turned up the heat on Pres. Trump in an effort to make him do what they want in Syria and Ukraine.
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
As Idlib Operation Begins, Complicit Media Launch Propaganda Campaign Calling for War to Save al Qaeda
CNN Lays the Groundwork for the Next Chemical Weapons False Flag in Syria
by Scott Creighton
As they report on the latest developments in the ongoing Syrian regime change operation, CNN couldn't help but address elephant in the room... the dreaded "chemical weapons attack" false flag that Russian and Syrian authorities have been warning about for a month now.
As they report on the latest developments in the ongoing Syrian regime change operation, CNN couldn't help but address elephant in the room... the dreaded "chemical weapons attack" false flag that Russian and Syrian authorities have been warning about for a month now.
"US officials have grown worried that an assault on Idlib could involve the use of chemical weapons if the rebels are able to slow regime advances.Syrian President Assad's regime has moved armed helicopters closer to Idlib in recent weeks, according to two defense officials. The US is concerned they could eventually be used to launch another chemical attack as well as a conventional assault.The day before Pompeo's warning, Lavrov told Western nations not to "play with fire" over Idlib and claimed the White Helmets, a group of unarmed volunteer rescue workers, were preparing to stage a chemical strike to blame on the Syrian government as a pretext for military action.
The Pentagon responded Friday, saying, "Russia has recently launched a concentrated disinformation campaign to discredit the United States and international partners and allies" and calling Lavrov's allegation about preparations for a staged chemical strike "absurd."" CNN
Russia started bombing terrorist positions in Idlib this morning ahead of what is expected to be a massive mop-up operation by the Syrian Arab Army. A massive number of troops, tanks and other heavy equipment are poised and ready to retake the territory back from our proxy al Qaeda-linked terrorists whom folks at CNN call "rebels"
The Russians and Syrians have been sharing detailed information about a pending false flag chemical weapons attack with the Americans and the United Nations Security Council for several weeks now.
CNN's propaganda seems to be making it very clear that if push comes to shove, the "rebels" may have to stage the provocation in order to give Trump and his Israeli owners the cover they need to launch a full scale invasion of a nation... to save al Qaeda.
Yeah. To save al Qaeda.
Anybody else remember Sept. 11th 2001 or is simply mentioning that date considered in bad taste these days?
Despite Trump Warning, Russia Resumes Major Airstrikes On Idlib
by Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge
lt doesn't appear that Syrian and Russian forces are overly concerned with the Monday evening threats from both President Trump and Nikki Haley warning Assad and Russia against attacking Idlib Province, as Middle East sources now report that Russia has resumed an intense air campaign over Idlib for the first time in 22 days.
Beirut-based Al Masdar News reports, citing Syrian military sources, the Russian Air Force has begun its largest bombing campaign of the year in the Idlib Governorate.
Moments ago at least ten Russian Sukhoi jets launched dozens of airstrikes over the southern and western parts of the Idlib Governorate.
Al Masdar's sources said the Russian Air Force specifically targeted the Jisr Al-Shughour District, including the towns of Al-Shughour, Mahambel, Basnqoul, Zayzooun, Ziyarah, Jadariyah, Kafrdeen, Al-Sahn, Saraseef, and dozen others. The source added that the Russian airstrikes numbered over 50 thus far...
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lt doesn't appear that Syrian and Russian forces are overly concerned with the Monday evening threats from both President Trump and Nikki Haley warning Assad and Russia against attacking Idlib Province, as Middle East sources now report that Russia has resumed an intense air campaign over Idlib for the first time in 22 days.
Beirut-based Al Masdar News reports, citing Syrian military sources, the Russian Air Force has begun its largest bombing campaign of the year in the Idlib Governorate.
Moments ago at least ten Russian Sukhoi jets launched dozens of airstrikes over the southern and western parts of the Idlib Governorate.
Al Masdar's sources said the Russian Air Force specifically targeted the Jisr Al-Shughour District, including the towns of Al-Shughour, Mahambel, Basnqoul, Zayzooun, Ziyarah, Jadariyah, Kafrdeen, Al-Sahn, Saraseef, and dozen others. The source added that the Russian airstrikes numbered over 50 thus far...
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Monday, September 3, 2018
Expert: US Mulling to Transfer Terrorist Commanders from Syria's Idlib to Libya
from FARS News Agency
The US is planning to transfer terrorist commanders from Syria's Idlib to Libya as the Syrian army is readying to kick start its long-awaited military operation to set free the Northwestern province, informed sources disclosed.
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The US is planning to transfer terrorist commanders from Syria's Idlib to Libya as the Syrian army is readying to kick start its long-awaited military operation to set free the Northwestern province, informed sources disclosed.
Syrian
military expert Colonel Mohammad Issa told the Arabic-language service
of Sputnik news agency that the terrorists are facing limited options in
Idlib province as the Syrian army is resolved to conduct military and
mop-up operation there.
He underlined that the number of foreign
terrorists in Idlib now stands at 50,000, and said, no country,
including Turkey, France and the US would accept the presence of such a
large number of terrorists in their territories.
"Since the US intends to use the Syria-based
terrorists in other countries, it might transfer some of their
commanders to Libya through Turkey," Issa added...
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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Syrian Conflict Heating Up in Idlib
Sorry. No time for links. Will provide them when I get back from doctor's office.
Bashar al-Jaafari: There is a huge raging elephant in this room (Subtitled)
subtitles by Syriana Analysis
"Statement by the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic, Dr Bashar al-Jaafari during the Security Council session on the situation in Syria on 28-8-2018."
Turkish truck transports gas cylinders to Idleb to fabricate “new chemical attack”
("Turkish truck" does not mean a truck owned and operated by the Turkish government as some would have you believe. The "Turkistan Party" is a terrorist organization, recognized as a terrorist organization by Turkey for more than a year. They are closely related to Jabhat al-Nusra and al Qaeda. They got their start carrying out terrorists acts inside China trying to destabilize that country to make it ready for regime change decades ago.)
from SANA
Under the supervision of foreign mercenaries and the protection of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists, a Turkish truck carrying gas cylinders entered Idleb in order to fabricate a new play on usage of chemical weapons with the participation of members of the “White Helmets”.
Local and media sources said that terrorist groups secured the entering of Turkish truck to the Syrian territory of Jisr al-Shughour and the northern countryside of Hama through Bab al-Hawa crossing, accompanied by vehicles of al-Nusra and the so-called “Turkistan Party” after being loaded with long blue gas cylinders from the southern neighborhoods of Idleb.
The sources added that the Turkish truck was traveling in a convoy of large tankers loaded with pre-fabricated concrete walls and entered from the crossing to the province of Idleb where it was separated from them and headed to the southern neighborhoods of Idleb city and specifically to the former site of the so-called “al-Mahkama” affiliated to al-Nusra, where it was loaded with long blue gas cylinders, similar to oxygen cylinders used in hospitals.
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from SANA
Under the supervision of foreign mercenaries and the protection of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists, a Turkish truck carrying gas cylinders entered Idleb in order to fabricate a new play on usage of chemical weapons with the participation of members of the “White Helmets”.
Local and media sources said that terrorist groups secured the entering of Turkish truck to the Syrian territory of Jisr al-Shughour and the northern countryside of Hama through Bab al-Hawa crossing, accompanied by vehicles of al-Nusra and the so-called “Turkistan Party” after being loaded with long blue gas cylinders from the southern neighborhoods of Idleb.
The sources added that the Turkish truck was traveling in a convoy of large tankers loaded with pre-fabricated concrete walls and entered from the crossing to the province of Idleb where it was separated from them and headed to the southern neighborhoods of Idleb city and specifically to the former site of the so-called “al-Mahkama” affiliated to al-Nusra, where it was loaded with long blue gas cylinders, similar to oxygen cylinders used in hospitals.
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Russia gives US intel on planned chemical weapons provocation in Syria
from RT
Moscow has briefed US diplomats on a plan by militants to stage a false flag chemical weapons attack in Syria's Idlib province meant to frame Damascus, the Russian ambassador in the US has said.
Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador in Washington, confirmed to the media on Wednesday that he had met with the US special representative to Syria, James Jeffrey, and David M. Satterfield, acting assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs.
The attendees of the rare meeting and the fact that it had taken place earlier this week was revealed by US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert during a daily briefing.
The meeting was called by Russia on Friday and held on Monday, August 27, Antonov said. He commended the US side for coming at such short notice, and described the meeting as "constructive and professional."
At the meeting, Russia officially conveyed its concerns over reports that Washington together with France and the UK is gearing up for another set of airstrikes in Syria under the pretext of a chemical attack, that would immediately be blamed on the Syrian government. Moscow has asked Washington to "provide the facts without delay" to substantiate the new allegations that Damascus uses chemical weapons against its own people...
The Russian Defense Ministry reported earlier that Tahrir al-Sham was plotting a chemical attack that would then be misrepresented as another "atrocity" by the "Syrian regime." Eight canisters of chlorine have been delivered to a village near Jisr al-Shughur city, and a specially trained group of militants, prepped by the British security company Olive, also arrived in the area to imitate a rescue operation to save the civilian "victims." Militants plan to use child hostages in the staged incident, according to Antonov...
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Moscow has briefed US diplomats on a plan by militants to stage a false flag chemical weapons attack in Syria's Idlib province meant to frame Damascus, the Russian ambassador in the US has said.
Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador in Washington, confirmed to the media on Wednesday that he had met with the US special representative to Syria, James Jeffrey, and David M. Satterfield, acting assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs.
The attendees of the rare meeting and the fact that it had taken place earlier this week was revealed by US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert during a daily briefing.
The meeting was called by Russia on Friday and held on Monday, August 27, Antonov said. He commended the US side for coming at such short notice, and described the meeting as "constructive and professional."
At the meeting, Russia officially conveyed its concerns over reports that Washington together with France and the UK is gearing up for another set of airstrikes in Syria under the pretext of a chemical attack, that would immediately be blamed on the Syrian government. Moscow has asked Washington to "provide the facts without delay" to substantiate the new allegations that Damascus uses chemical weapons against its own people...
The Russian Defense Ministry reported earlier that Tahrir al-Sham was plotting a chemical attack that would then be misrepresented as another "atrocity" by the "Syrian regime." Eight canisters of chlorine have been delivered to a village near Jisr al-Shughur city, and a specially trained group of militants, prepped by the British security company Olive, also arrived in the area to imitate a rescue operation to save the civilian "victims." Militants plan to use child hostages in the staged incident, according to Antonov...
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