DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
- Outlet: akwadon.com ( original ) , abu-link.com ( archive, original ) , akhbarak.net ( original ) , albidda.net ( original ) , arabic.rt.com ( archive, original ) , eltakrer.com ( archive, original ) , kachaf.com ( original ) , kol-masr.com ( original ) , nabd.com ( original ) , raialyoum.com ( archive, original ) , rtarab.com ( archive, original ) , rtarab.com ( original )
- Date of publication: June 10, 2020
- Countries / regions discussed: Syria, Russia
AI translations:
DISINFO: Syria was steps away from falling in the hands of terrorists had it not been for Russia
SUMMARY
Damascus was already one month or less away to fall in the hands of the terrorists. The Syrian state was just steps away from this fate, had it not been for the intervention of the Russian Space Air Force.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about theSyrian war.
In fact, Russia saved a leader, not a nation.
There is ample evidence that the Syrian leadership (supported by Russia) is responsible for numerousmassacres,bombings andchemical attacks oncivilians in Syria. On the other hand, Russian airstrikes on hospitals, water treatment plants and mosques [causing hundreds of civilian deaths] have also beendocumented.
Moreover, pro-Kremlin media often refer to Russian military intervention in Syria as a “war on terrorism” aimed at destroying Daesh. In reality, Russia’s military action has mostly concentrated on targeting the non-Daesh opposition forces, while a relatively low proportion of Russian airstrikes in Syria have targeted Daesh or other al-Qaeda-linked groups.
See similar cases thatRussia saved Syria as a country, or thatwherever Russia goes wars stop, or even claims that Daesh leader Al Baghdadi wasnot killed but evacuated by the US, or the allegedWestern backing of terrorist groups there.