West, Silent on Damascus Shelling, Threatens Ghouta Action

France has joined the US and Britain in threatening Damascus with possible airstrikes in the event of  what they call “further chemical weapons use in Syri”a.

Their threats on Friday came as terrorist groups continued shelling a safe corridor declared by the Syrian government for civilians to leave Eastern Ghouta.

Takfiri terrorists have turned the enclave on the suburbs of Damascus to a launch pad for mortar attacks on Damascus.

 The Syrian army is currently in the midst of an operation to drive the terrorists out of Eastern Ghouta, but it is facing hostile West threatening attacks on Syrian troops which it accuses of targeting civilians.

Western leaders were quick to point the finger at the Syrian government after reports of chlorine release in Eastern Ghouta last week.  

For years, foreign-backed militants have appeared to release chemical substances in the areas close to the site of government airstrikes and capture the aftermath on videos.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Donald Trump vowed there would be “no impunity” in the event of further chemical weapons use in Syria in a telephone call Friday.

Macron “stressed there will be a firm response in the case of proven use of chemical weapons leading to the death of civilians, in close coordination with our American allies,” a statement from the French presidency said.

Syria and Russia have already declared a ceasefire across Syria, but that does not include areas held by Daesh, al-Qaeda and al-Nusra Front along with “individuals, groups, undertakings and entities” associated with the terrorist groups. 

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday was set to hold an emergency session on Eastern Ghouta at the request of Britain.

However, they are generally silent on daily mortar attacks on Damascus, which take the lives of civilians.

The Eastern Ghouta-based groups launched 340 mortar shells on Damascus, killing 19 civilians, including three children, and wounding 172 others, over seven days towards the end of February, the description reads.

After losing most of the Syrian territories in their control, militants are now largely concentrated in the Damascus countryside.

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