{"id":37051,"date":"2018-08-25T18:03:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T23:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=37051"},"modified":"2018-08-25T18:03:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T23:03:53","slug":"russia-warns-staged-chemical-provocation-coming-in-syria-after-bolton-cites-new-intel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=37051","title":{"rendered":"Russia Warns Staged &#8220;Chemical Provocation&#8221; Coming In Syria After Bolton Cites New Intel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-08-25\/us-says-assad-will-use-chemical-weapons-idlib-russia-warns-staged-provocation\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Russia Warns Staged &#8220;Chemical Provocation&#8221; Coming In Syria After Bolton Cites New Intel<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1668\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1668\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style\" data-a2a-icon-color=\"#222\">\n<div>Russia is again warning of a new potential chemical provocation in Syria at the end of a week in which US National Security Advisor John Bolton threatened Damascus with a &#8220;very strong&#8221; military response should allegations emerge amidst the Syrian Army campaign to liberate Idlib.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Saturday <a href=\"http:\/\/tass.com\/defense\/1018635\">per state-run\u00a0TASS<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A provocation with an alleged chemical weapons use in Syria, <strong>which terrorists are plotting to stage with the assistance of UK special services, will serve as a pretext for missile strikes by the West and the United States against the Arab country<\/strong>, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Russian general, the provocation will be staged by terrorists of the Hayat Tahrir ash-Sham terrorist organization (formerly known as Jabhat al-Nusra outlawed in Russia) and <strong>for this purpose eight containers with chlorine have been brought to the Idlib province<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Idlib-Chemical-Attack-story.png?itok=l2O4tG7Z\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Idlib-Chemical-Attack-story.png?itok=l2O4tG7Z\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Idlib-Chemical-Attack-story.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Idlib-Chemical-Attack-story.png?itok=l2O4tG7Z 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"653bd245-6cc1-4db0-ba33-2771af691fb6\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0mention of UK special forces and &#8220;eight containers&#8221; of chlorine suggest that Russia is claiming to possess some level of specified intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian MoD spokesman added, &#8220;Therefore, the actions by Western countries contrary to public statements are aimed at another dramatic escalation of the situation in the Middle East and at disrupting the peace process on the territory of Syria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The statements were\u00a0in response to Bolton&#8217;s prior\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/08\/bolton-act-strongly-syria-chemical-arms-180822081216464.html\">press conference on Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0from Jerusalem, where he was meeting\u00a0with Israeli officials.\u00a0&#8220;We now see plans for the Syrian regime to resume offensive military activities in Idlib province,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/08\/bolton-act-strongly-syria-chemical-arms-180822081216464.html\">Bolton\u00a0said<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>&#8220;We are obviously concerned about the possibility that Assad may use chemical weapons again.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bolton warned,\u00a0<em>&#8220;Just so there&#8217;s no confusion here, if the Syrian regime uses chemical weapons <strong>we will respond very strongly <\/strong>and they really ought to think about this a long time.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia Warns Staged &#8220;Chemical Provocation&#8221; 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