‘A senior Russian diplomat has warned that members of a foreign-backed militant group plan to carry out a chemical attack in Syria’s Dara’a province in order to put the blame on the Damascus government.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that members of Shabab al-Sunnah group, which is linked to the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA), have access to chemical weapons in Syria’s Dara’a province.
“There are currently several munitions filled with toxic agents at the Shabab al-Sunnah group’s warehouse located in the Bosra al-Sham settlement in Dara’a province,” media outlets quoted the spokeswoman as saying, who added, “According to our information, militants plan to use these weapons to attack one of the settlements in the Dara’a province, putting the blame on the government forces.”
According to the Russian spokeswoman, six settlements, namely Hiran, Nawa, Inkhil, Jamila, Tafas and Deira are most likely to come under chemical attack across the troubled region.’
