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- ‘Pressured’ chemical watchdog afraid to contradict US on Douma chemical incident – Russian envoy
The OPCW could not come up with an unbiased report on the alleged 2018 chemical attack in Douma, as acknowledging that it was faked would’ve made the US strikes against Syria illegitimate, the Russian envoy to the OPCW told RT.Mar 12, 2019 04:51World News - Chlorine ‘likely’ used in alleged Douma chemical attack, no nerve agent – OPCW‘s final reportChlorine was likely used in a chemical attack in Syria’s Douma last April, the OPCW said. The chemical arms watchdog refrained from identifying the party responsible for the incident, despite earlier being granted such powers.Mar 1, 2019 21:30World News
- Real ‘obscene masquerade’: How BBC depicted staged hospital scenes as proof of Douma chemical attackIn an extraordinary turn of events, corporate media appears to have been exposed again as an extension of state foreign policy, by a member of the establishment media cabal, manufacturing consent for regime change in Syria.Feb 16, 2019 13:13
- BBC producer says hospital scenes after 2018 Douma ‘chemical attack’ were stagedA BBC producer believes that scenes from a hospital in Syria’s Douma, which ignited a media frenzy in 2018 after showing children allegedly suffering from chemicals, were staged. But he says Assad did attack the town.Feb 15, 2019 11:10World News
- Moscow slams EU’s ‘arbitrary’ chemical-weapons sanctions, threatens to retaliateRussia has threatened to respond to “freshly invented” punitive measures imposed by the EU over the Skripal poisoning. Moscow says it’s an arbitrary punishment that disrespects established non-proliferation norms.Jan 22, 2019 13:10World News
- ISIS to launch false flag chemical attack on Syrian Kurds – and Russian military is watching closelyIslamic State terrorists are plotting to shell Kurdish-led militia with chemical-filled munitions in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Russian military said. The terrorists want to frame Damascus for the attack to trigger new US-led airstrikes.Nov 28, 2018 17:53World News
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