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Thread #163943   Message #3918430
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
19-Apr-18 - 07:46 AM
Thread Name: BS: Hit On Syria
Subject: RE: BS: Hit On Syria
BBC Trending

"Despite the uncertainty about what happened in Douma, a cluster of influential social media activists is certain that it knows what occurred on 7 April.
They've seized on a theory being floated by Russian officials and state-owned media outlets that the attacks were "staged" or were a "false flag" operation, carried out by jihadist groups or spies in order to put the blame on the Assad government and provide a justification for Western intervention."

The activists call themselves "anti-war", but as they generally back the Syrian government's military operations against rebel forces seeking to overthrow Mr Assad and Russian air strikes carried out in support, it might be more accurate to describe them as "anti-Western intervention" or "pro-Syrian government".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-43745629