The action is being prepared by the extremists of the “Organization for the Liberation of the Levant”, formerly known as the Al-Nusra Front, on the list of international terrorist groups, informed Rear Admiral Oleg Igorov, deputy head of the Russian Coordination Center, based at the Hmeimim air base in the Latakia province.

According to the officer, information was received about the intentions of al-Nusra radicals to use projectiles laced with toxic materials against civilians in the de-escalation zone in Idlib and film the provocation for publication on the Internet and the media and accuse the Syrian military of using chemical weapons.

Syrian and Russian commanders have repeatedly denounced these actions by extremists to blame the authorities and the armed forces.

The Government has rejected on multiple occasions the reports of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons blaming it of using chemical weapons, and assured that the terrorists staged attacks to blame the State under orders from their external handlers.

It also denounced that these actions are managed and supported by the United States, some allied Western governments and the Turkish intelligence services, which not only provide advice but also media and political coverage.

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