Konflikten i Syrien

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the armed group Shabab al-Sunnah (Youth of Sunna Forces) is preparing to launch a chemical attack in the southern Daraa province of Syria, and to then place the blame on government forces, when speaking from Moscow, Thursday.

Zakharova stated that “a few rockets with chemical poisoning substances” are stored in the group’s weapons warehouse in the town of Busra al-Sham, in the Daraa district.

“The militia plan to use it on one of the settlements in the Daraa province and then to accuse government forces of chemical attacks against civilians,” she said.

MOSCOW, August 31. /TASS/. Members of the Shabab al-Sunnah group, who have access to chemical weapons, plan to carry out a chemical attack in Syria’s Daraa province in order to put the blame on the government forces, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

"There are currently several munitions filled with toxic agents at the Shabab al-Sunnah group’s warehouse located in the Bosra al-Sham settlement, Daraa province," she said. "According to our information, militants plan to use these weapons to attack one of the settlements in the Daraa province, putting the blame on the government forces," Zakharova added.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman, six settlements are most likely to come under chemical attack - Hiran, Nawa, Inkhil, Jamila, Tafas and Deira.