{"id":9762,"date":"2016-11-29T10:53:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T10:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=9762"},"modified":"2016-11-29T10:53:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T10:53:16","slug":"chemical-threat-aleppo-false-flag-show-staged-russia-divert-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/chemical-threat-aleppo-false-flag-show-staged-russia-divert-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemical threat in Aleppo is a false-flag show staged by Russia to divert attention"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volunteers of InformNapalm intelligence community have noticed an information campaign in Russian media regarding the “chemical weapons in Syria”.\u00a0 In this article, we provide an analysis of false-flag reports on Russian TV, and reasons for the Kremlin to push for an urgent wave of misleading content.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The starting point of this investigation is a news story published on November 11, 2016 on the official website of Zvezda, the media company of the Russian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

“The official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that the Research Center of the Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces has information on traces of chemical weapons deployment detected on the south-western edge of Aleppo, in the sector 1070. The weapons, in particular ammunition with chlorine and white phosphorus, were used by the illegal ISIS terrorist group” (<\/em>source archive<\/em><\/a>)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This passage spread by the Russian Army channel about “ISIS ammo with chlorine and white phosphorus in the vicinity of Aleppo”<\/em> is materially misleading. This terrorist group\u00a0does not control Aleppo and its outskirts<\/a>, the south-western part of the city is under control of anti-government coalition forces, which Zvezda brands as ISIS. The rest of the city and its outskirts are controlled by the governmental forces.<\/p>\n

Konashenkov’s claim is not supported with any kind of valid proof.<\/p>\n

By the morning of November 14, Russians continued to spin the subject of “chemical weapons held by rebels” through the Shia TV channel called Al Mayadeen.\u00a0 The channel was founded by notorious<\/a> former chief of Al Jazeera in Beirut\u00a0Ghassan Ben Jeddo<\/a> who has shown special lenience toward Russia on multiple occasions. He often claims that “<\/em>Russia’s role in the modern world is to balance the structure of values“<\/em>.\u00a0 There are reasons to believe that Al Mayadeen TV promotes the interests of Iran and Hezbollah<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On November 14, the channel reported<\/a> about the use of chemical weapons by the rebels, citing the command of the Syrian Arab Army. The publication claims that the attack took place in the al-Nairab area, that “gaseous chlorine was used\u201d and that 28 servicemen of the Syrian government forces were affected by the attack”.\u00a0 No evidence was provided to support these claims.<\/p>\n

By the following morning, Russian media\u00a0“located”<\/a>\u00a0the production facility for the “chemical weapons”, and even managed to shoot a video at the site. Zvezda, the media outlet of the Russian Army, again was the first to air the news. As the working day progressed, other major Russian media picked up and shared the story.
\nLet\u2019s take a closer look at the footage and the commentary provided by the Kremlin journos.<\/p>\n