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The Syrian General Staff said that the US-led coalition struck an Islamic State depot storing chemical weapons in Deir ez-Zor on Wednesday, Sputnik reports.
The Syrian military said that this fact proves that terrorists possess chemical weapons.
“The jets of the so-called US-led coalition launched a strike at about 17:30-17:50 [local time, 14:30-14:50 GMT] on a Islamic State (IS) warehouse where many foreign fighters were present. First a white cloud and then a yellow one appeared at the site of the strike, which points at the presence of a large number of poisonous substances. A fire at the site continued until 22:30 [19:30 GMT],” the Syrian army’s command statement obtained by Sputnik said.
According to the Syrian General Staff, the US-led coalition’s strike killed several hundred people, including civilians. Hundreds were poisoned as a result of the strike on IS headquarters and depot with chemical weapons.
“This confirms that IS and al-Nusra terrorists possess chemical weapons and are capable of using, obtaining and transporting it,” the document said.
The Syrian army yet again denied possessing chemical weapons.
