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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
In a joint statement issued late on August 21, the three Western powers said "we remain resolved to act if the Assad regime uses chemical weapons again" as it embarks on a military offensive in Idlib Province after reasserting control over most other rebel-held areas of the country since last year.
Comment: Another setup? Mandated by Syria to leave, the Western coalition is running out of reasons to remain.
Assad's forces have started heavily bombing and shelling Idlib, which lies next to the border with Turkey and where holdout rebels from all over the country were transported in recent months under Russian-brokered deals offering them safe passage to Idlib if they surrendered territory they once held around Damascus and other areas.
Assad's assaults against major rebel strongholds in the country's seven-year civil war have followed a pattern, with initial heavy bombing and artillery attacks followed by the alleged use of chemical weapons in an apparent attempt to intimidate rebels and force civilians to flee the area under siege.
In light of this pattern, the three Western powers stressed their "concern at the potential for further -- and illegal -- use of chemical weapons."
Comment: Who will be the 'verifiers' should yet another false flag event commence? Supposedly White Helmets, the fake report unit, has left the country.
See also: Syria, Bashar al-Assad, and the truth about chemical weapons and who may or may not have them