Disinfo: Terrorist-linked White Helmets stage false-flag chemical attacks in Syria

Summary

Despite being hailed as fearless rescue workers, the White Helmets have been accused of partnering with Al-Qaeda. Operating exclusively in rebel-held territory, the group’s members have been photographed posing with jihadists and have been accused of staging chemical weapons attacks to draw in Western forces against Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the White Helmets and chemical attacks in Syria. Allegations of "staged" chemical attacks are part and parcel of the ongoing campaign by Syria and Russia to smear the White Helmets as terrorists and war criminals. However, available evidence has yet to link a single chemical attack to any other party than the Assad regime. For more information about the importance of the White Helmets in pro-Kremlin disinformation regarding the Syrian war, see here, here, and here.

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  • Reported in: Issue 206
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17/07/2020
  • Outlet language(s) English
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: Syria
  • Keywords: false flag, White Helmets, Chemical weapons/attack, Bashar al-Assad, Terrorism, Syrian War
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