Syrian Army Command: Civilians Killed In Coalition’s Airstrike on Daesh Chemical Depot
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The General Command of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces said on Thursday that hundreds were killed, including a large number of civilians, due to an air strike carried out by aircrafts of the so-called US-led international coalition against a huge depot for Daesh [the Arabic acronym for ‘ISIS/ISIL'] terrorist organization that includes toxic materials in the village of Hatla in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor province.
In its statement, the Army Command said aircrafts of the international coalition carried out on Wednesday an air strike against a position of Daesh terrorists that includes a large number of foreign mercenaries in the village of Hatla to the east of Deir Ezzor, causing a white cloud that soon turned into yellow as a result of the explosion of a huge depot that includes a large amount of toxic materials.
The General Command said that a fire erupted as a result of the strike that lasted until 22:30 pm, while hundreds of people were killed, including a large number of civilians, due to suffocation caused by the inhalation of toxic materials.
The statement noted that this incident confirms the truth of the coordination between the terrorist organizations and the countries supporting them to find pretexts and to accuse the Syrian Arab Army of using chemical weapons.
It further stated that this incident confirms that the terrorist organizations, mainly Daesh and Jabhat al-Nusra, possess chemical weapons and have the ability to obtain, transfer, store and use those weapons with the help of well-known countries in the region.
"This is what Syria has warned of every time terrorist groups used chemical weapons against the civilians and Syrian Arab Armed Forces," the statement added.
The command reiterated its assertion that it neither possess any types of chemical weapons, nor has it used any, warning of the dangers of continued use of chemical weapons by the terrorist groups against civilians, particularly after the messages these groups have recently received which provide cover to their actions and allow them to escape punishment.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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