On Saturday, Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said that a group of militants, who had undergone training by the Olive Group, planned to stage rescuing the victims of a chemical weapons attack in Idlib.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said that according to information received earlier in the day by the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation from local residents, foreign English-speaking specialists arrived in the Habit settlement, which is located in the south of the Idlib de-escalation zone, for staging of a “chemical attack” using chlorine-filled missiles.
After staging chemical attacks in Syria, people dressed like White Helmets as part of a plan to film videos for Middle East and English-language media, Russian Defense Ministry's spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.
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“In the most populated area of Kafr Zita, preparations are being made for a group of residents brought from the north of the province to participate in the staging of an “attack” of allegedly chemical munitions and bombs by Syrian government forces, staged assistance by mimicked ‘rescuers' from the “White Helmets” and the shooting of video for distribution to the Middle East and English-language media,” he said.
Konashenkov noted that in this way, large provocations are being…
