DISINFO: Terrorists are planning to stage a chemical attack to accuse the Syrian regime
SUMMARY
Militants from Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham group are preparing provocations using poisonous substances in the northeast of the Syrian province of Idlib.
Terrorists are planning to stage a chemical attack in the area of the village of Kitian in order to accuse the Syrian government forces of using chemical weapons against civilians.
RESPONSE
No evidence given. A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about chemical attacks as well as recurring disinformation narrative deflecting blame for chemical attacks from the Assad regime. Read here a similar case claiming that the intelligence services of France and Belgium are preparing a false-flag chemical attack in Syria’s Idlib province, in coordination with local terrorist cells and the White Helmets group.
The German NGO GPPi has collected data on 349 confirmed incidents with the use of various types of chemical weapons. In almost all cases, Syrian regime forces can be tied to the attacks.