Russia: White Helmets staged 9 chemical attack videos in Idlib
(Baonghean.vn) - The Russian military confirmed on September 12 that the White Helmets organization had filmed at least nine videos as evidence to accuse the Syrian government of carrying out a chemical weapons attack using chlorine gas against civilians in Idlib.
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| Image of White Helmets claiming to be the aftermath of a suspected chemical attack in Douma, Syria on April 7. Photo: Reuters |
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria said that several Middle Eastern television channels and a regional branch of a US news agency “have shot nine videos, in the city of Jisr al-Shughur in Idlib province, of a staged chemical attack” that will be blamed on the Syrian government.
The Russian statement said all of the videos featured activists from the White Helmets organization, appearing to be providing assistance to civilians.
The Russian military detailed that on September 11, the White Helmets and Tahrir al-Sham (al-Qaeda in Syria) terrorists held a meeting after the filming, where two of the nine tapes were selected for later transfer to the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The remaining footage was used for dissemination on social media due to poor image quality.
At the same time, in the same statement, Russian officials confirmed that since September 9, the White Helmets have organized chemical attack drills in Khan Shaykhun, asserting that these drills involved about 30 civilians, including more than a dozen children aged 8-12.
Other Russian military statements said the White Helmets and terrorists were preparing to “actually use chlorine-based poisons” on the participants in the fake video.
The preparation of the sites for the toxic explosions on video was carried out by members of the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist organization Hurras al-Din.
The gunmen selected 22 children and their parents from several villages in Aleppo province to take part in fake chemical weapons attacks.
Another group of children, including orphans kidnapped from refugee camps and used for filming the killings, are currently being held in one of the Ikab prison buildings controlled by the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group.
The Russian military confirmed that signs of preparations for a staged chemical weapons attack were recorded in Kafir-Zait, and named two villages where toxic chemicals were transferred to create a provocation.
