{"id":68088,"date":"2018-06-24T19:43:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T19:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/24\/russia-says-evidence-of-syria-chemical-attacks-was-faked\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:44:33","slug":"russia-says-evidence-of-syria-chemical-attacks-was-faked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/24\/russia-says-evidence-of-syria-chemical-attacks-was-faked\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia says evidence of Syria chemical attacks was faked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 Russia said Friday that the U.S. and its allies have relied on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/14\/russian-claims-that-us-is-planning-a-false-flag-chemical-weapons-attack-is-a-distraction-pentagon-says\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">fabricated evidence<\/a> to accuse the Syrian government of launching chemical attacks against civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia\u2019s foreign and defense ministries also charged the international chemical weapons watchdog with failing to objectively investigate the alleged chemical attacks and with being subject to political control.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/14\/retaliatory-strikes-on-syria-underway\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18104064446718.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US strikes three Syrian sites in response for chemical attack<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The strikes were in retaliation for suspected chemical attacks by the Assad regime against a rebel-held Syrian town.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian military\u2019s radiation, chemical and biological protection unit, said investigators from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/03\/us-and-russia-clash-over-blame-for-syria-chemical-attacks\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons<\/a> had failed to visit the sites of alleged use of sarin and chlorine, and trusted evidence produced by activists, which he described as rigged. Syria has rejected the accusations of chemical attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S., Britain, France and their allies have misled international community &#8230; relying on fabrications to accuse Syria of violating the chemical weapons ban with Russian assistance,\u201d Kirillov said at a briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18173394990542.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18173394990542.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18173394990542.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18173394990542.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Russian military officer displays a chemical lab during a briefing by Russian Foreign and Defense ministries in Kubinka Patriot park outside Moscow on June 22, 2018. (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirillov alleged that the White Helmets first responders working in rebel-controlled areas had doctored samples and used explosive devices to make craters that looked like those left by bombs. In the images presented by activists, they worked at the site of the alleged use of sarin without protective gear, which would have been impossible if the nerve agent had indeed been used there, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirillov scoffed at the images of massive gas canisters activists said were dropped by government helicopters in the purported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/16\/chemical-weapons-team-kept-from-alleged-attack-site-in-syria\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">chemical attack on the town of Douma<\/a> just outside Damascus on April 7. \u201cSurprisingly, the 100-kilogram canisters left tableware and furniture undamaged, and even a bed on which the canister fell was intact, signaling that the canister was dragged into the room, as indicated by signs left on the floor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The alleged use of chemical weapons in Douma triggered a punitive missile strike by the U.S., Britain and France that Russia has condemned as a violation of international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/14\/us-launched-105-weapons-against-syria-with-none-intercepted-dod-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/180413-N-DO281-1269-1.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Coalition launched 105 weapons against Syria, with none intercepted, DoD says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">On Saturday morning, Pentagon officials gave details on airstrikes on Syrian chemical weapons sites launched Friday by the United States, United Kingdom and France.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OPCW\u2019s fact-finding team is not mandated to apportion blame. A joint UN-OPCW team that was tasked with determining blame for such attacks no longer exists after Russia, a close ally of the Syrian government, last year vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution to extend its mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirillov criticized the OPCW for turning a blind eye to the discovery of rebel stockpiles that contained over 40 metric tons of chlorine and other toxic chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that a rebel chemical lab found in Douma after the town was taken over by Syrian government forces contained components used in the production of mustard gas. A canister with chlorine \u2014 similar to those used in the purported attack in April \u2014 was also found at the same lab, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian foreign ministry\u2019s spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, who spoke at the same briefing, said that the chemical lab featured components made in Western Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirillov charged that last week\u2019s report by the OPCW\u2019s fact-finding mission in Syria \u2014 concluding that sarin and chlorine were likely used in attacks near Latamneh, in the province of Hama, in March 2017 \u2014 also relied on fabricated evidence. 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