Alwaght- A large number of civilians have been killed in an unauthorized US-led coalition airstrike inside Syria that allegedly targeted terrorists.
In a statement, Syrian General Command said that the aircrafts of the so-called “US-led International Alliance” on Wednesday between the hour 17:30 and 17:50 carried out an airstrike against a position of ISIS terrorists that includes a large number of foreign mercenaries in the village of Hatla to the east of Deir Ezzor, causing a white cloud that became yellow as a result of the explosion of a huge store that includes a large amount of toxic materials.
In a statement issued Thursday, the Syrian Army General Command stressed that the airstrike of the “US-led International Alliance” killed hundreds, including large numbers of civilians, due to the suffocation resulted from inhaling toxic substances.
The official statement said this incident confirms beyond any doubt that “terror groups, particularly ISIS and al-Nusra Front, already own chemical weapons, and have the ability to obtain, transport, store and use such chemical agents with the help of some regional countries. This also stresses the fact that those terror groups are coordinating with their sponsors to accuse the Syrian Army of using chemical weapons.”
Western powers and their regional allies have blamed Syrian government forces of using Sarin gas against rebels in Khan Sheikhoun on April 4th, which killed at least 74 people.
The alleged attack has prompted the US to strike al-Shayrat airbase in central Homs with 59 Tomahawk missiles. The Syrian government has categorically denied using chemical weapons insisting it does not possess the said weapons while condemning the subsequent US aggression on the country.
