Press TV - Members of theJabhat Fateh al-ShamTakfiri terrorist group,formerlyknown as al-Nusra Front, are reportedly in possession of chemical weaponsin Syrias troubled northwesternprovince of Idlib, and have depotsof internationally banned weapons.
Local sources, requesting anonymity, told Syrias official news agency SANA on Monday that Jabhat Fateh al-Shamterrorists have a number of depots in the town of Ghazleh and Ma'arrat Misrincity, located 50 kilometers southwest ofAleppo, where they keep shells filled with toxic materials.
The sources added that some ofthe toxic substances have been made locally, while other chemical weapons are foreign-made and have mostly been manufactured inthe United States.
They highlighted that they have accurate information that foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants in Ma'arrat Misrincan produce short-range rocketswith a range of15 kilometers that can bearmed with chemical warheads.
The sources also warned that Jabhat Fateh al-Shamterrorists would use the toxic materials against ordinary citizens as part of aplot against Syrian government troops.
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An unconscious Syrian child is carried at a hospital in Khan Shaykhun town in Syrias northwestern province of Idlib, following a suspected toxic gas attack on April 4, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]The Syrian government turned over its entire chemical stockpile under a deal negotiated by Russia and the US back in 2013.
TheOrganization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(OPCW) oversaw the operations to remove the chemical arsenal from Syria and destroy it.
On April 4, an alleged gas attack hit the town of Khan Shaykhun in Syrias Idlib Province, killing more than 80 people.
The Western countries rushed to hold Damascus responsible for the incident, with the US launching a missile attack againstShayrat Airbase in Syrias Homs Province on April 7.
Washington claimed that the air field targeted in the missile raid was the origin of the April 4 purported chemical attack.
Syria rejected the accusations, saying that militants, not pro-Damascus forces, were using chemical arms.
