The Ministry of Defense of Russia rejected today they state on the use of chemical weapons in the town of Duma in Eastern Ghouta.
General Yury Yevtushenko, head of the Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria under that ministry, said that the use of chlorine bombs was reported by "a number of so-called independent non-governmental organizations, including the widely known 'white helmets' for fake news", TASS reported. .
"We resolutely reject those allegations and are ready to immediately send specialists for radiation, chemical and biological protection after the liberation of the Duma from the extremists to collect data and confirm that the allegations are fabricated," said Yevtushenko.
According to him, the operation to expel extremists from the Jaish al-Islam group from the Duma begins today, who, according to information, broke the truce with the Syrian army yesterday.
Allegations of chemical attacks serve Western countries to disrupt that operation, Yevtushenko said, adding that it is "a favorite topic of the West."
He said that the humanitarian corridor for leaving the Duma still exists.
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