Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[NewsFront] Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties (CPVS) in Syria, said that the militants of the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist group (banned in the Russian Federation) are preparing a staging of a "chemical attack" in Syria.
The representative of the Ministry of Defense noted that information that the militants are preparing provocations in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone has been received by the Central Command Center for a month.
"According to available information, the terrorists are planning to stage a 'chemical attack' on the contact line in the areas of the settlements of Kansafra and Kdura with the involvement of the pseudo-humanitarian organization "White Helmets" and local media resources for staged filming," Kulit said.
The actions of the militants are aimed at accusing the government forces of Syria of "using poisonous substances against the civilian population."
Russians and Syrians long have maintained that chemical attacks which sparked a response from NATO were staged events.