“Al-Nusra Front” Terrorists May Be Behind Attack on a Camp for the Displaced in Idlib – Russian MoD

MOSCOW- Al-Nusra Front terrorists may have been behind an attack on a camp for the displaced in Syria’s Idlib, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

The camp could have been shelled from multiple rocket launchers used by al-Nusra Front terrorists in the region, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday , according to Sputnik news.

 “Judging by the nature of destruction seen on photos and videos, the [refugee camp in Idlib] could have been either intentionally or by mistake struck from multiple rocket launchers, which are now often used by al-Nusra Front terrorists in the area,” Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.

According to Konashenkov, photos of the site on social networks show that “there are no shell craters from aircraft ammunition and other traces of airstrikes.”

He also said that no flights were carried out by aircraft, Russian or other, over Sarmada in Syria’s province of Idlib near the border with Turkey where the camp had been struck.

“We have carefully analyzed the information from the flight control area in that region on May 4 and May 5, 2016. There were no flights by Russian or any other aircraft over Sarmada.”

On Thursday, a camp for the displaced in Idlib near Turkey’s border was reportedly hit by an airstrike, leaving at least 28 people.

A Syrian military source told RIA Novosti earlier in the day that the Syrian Army did not strike the mentioned camp in the province of Idlib as well.