DISINFO: The US and UK are planning to attack Russian bases in Syria
SUMMARY
The US and UK are planning to attack Russian bases in Syria.
According to the Foreign Intelligence Service, the outgoing US administration and the UK leadership want to prevent the stabilisation of the situation in Syria and sow chaos there, but this is hindered by Russia's military presence on Syrian territory. Therefore, US and UK intelligence have tasked ISIS with attacking Russian bases in Syria using attack drones.
This approach by the Anglo-Saxons, who declare their commitment to stabilising and building a "democratic" Syria, shows their true attitude towards this country and its people in the best possible way.
RESPONSE
No evidence is provided to back the claim. Allegations made by Russia’s intelligence services cannot be considered as such, given their proven history of making unsubstantiated claims based on fake or inexistent documents, for example about US biolaboratories in Ukraine or the presence of French combat troops on the Ukrainian frontlines.
Through these series of unsubstantiated claims, this disinformation story aims to promote a recurring baseless narrative about the West’s alleged support for terrorism while portraying Russia as a guarantor of “stability” in Syria, a message long used to justify Moscow’s years-long backing of Bashar Al Assad’s dictatorship including through the frequent resort to atrocities and war crimes.
See other examples of similar disinformation narratives, such as claims that MI6 and the CIA assisted the total destabilisation of Syria to undermine BRICS, that the West has plunged Syria into controlled chaos, that the US is training Islamic State terrorists against the Syrian government, or that Iran and Russia defeated ISIS in Iraq while the West supported terror groups.