Department of Defense (DoD) Russia says Syrian rebels of the rebel groups that are considered moderate by Washington responsible for a bomb attack in Aleppo poison. The attack killed seven people and injured 23 others.
"On August 2, 2016 at 19:05 militant group Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki, considered by Washington as 'moderate opposition', launched Sukkari toxic materials from the district to the eastern part of Aleppo," said Russian Defense Department said in a statement.
DoD Russia adding that the region is under the control of rebel groups and the rockets were directed to the district of Salah Eddin, who is a residential area. "Moscow has informed Washington about using rockets toxic on Monday," said the head of the Center of Reconciliation Russia in Syriah, Sergey Chvarkov like quoted from Russia Today, Thursday (04/08/2016).
In the statement, the Russian military official added that terrorists in the region impede the efforts of locals trying to escape from the war-torn eastern part of the city.
"The terrorists are trying to prevent people from escaping from the eastern city of Aleppo the best they could, threatening to shoot civilians or publicly executing them. There were reports that children and women are being turned into suicide bombers to carry out terrorist acts , "said Chvarkov.
According to the Center of Reconciliation Russia, the situation in Aleppo remains difficult. "The rocket attack launched from the territory held by the rebel groups are still common. Militants fired rocket launchers and homemade mortars at a shopping center Castello, in the region of Ansar and al Hadher and Leramon district," he said.