DISINFO: US attack on Syrian soldiers was an attempt to pull...
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: tvzvezda.ru (archived)*
  • Date of publication: December 07, 2015
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Reported in: Issue 7
  • Countries / regions discussed: Syria, US, Russia
Tags:
NATO Syrian War Warmongering

DISINFO: US attack on Syrian soldiers was an attempt to pull...

SUMMARY

US attack on Syrian soldiers was an attempt to pull Russia into an open war with NATO. If the Security Council fails to respond correspondingly, the attack will be a declaration of war against Syria. Western media emphasize that this was a mistake.

RESPONSE

It is yet not proven how the incident happened. The USA admitted that the attack was carried out at the time, but not against Syrian troops and at a distance of about 35 miles away from the area where the Syrian troops were reportedly killed: bit.ly/1NFbCOf,

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