DISINFO: Russia saved Syria
SUMMARY
Russia saved Syria, continuing the policy of empress Catherine II, only because Christianity was born in Damascus.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the Syrian war.
It is not true, as the article claims, that Russia “saved Syria”. Russia saved Assad and his regime, it did not save the Syrian nation.
There is ample evidence that the Syrian leadership (supported by Russia) is responsible for numerous massacres, bombings and chemical attacks on civilians in Syria. On the other hand, Russian airstrikes on hospitals, water treatment plants and mosques [causing hundreds of civilian deaths] have also been documented.
Moreover, pro-Kremlin media often refer to Russian military intervention in Syria as a “war on terrorism” aimed at destroying Daesh. In reality, Russia’s military action has mostly concentrated on targeting the non-Daesh opposition forces, while a relatively low proportion of Russian airstrikes in Syria have targeted Daesh or other al-Qaeda-linked groups.
Read previous cases in our database claiming that Russia saved Syria as a country, and that Syria was steps away from falling in the hands of terrorists had it not been for Russia.