"The terrorists are planning to stage a" chemical attack "on the contact line in the areas of the settlements of Serakab and Khan Sheikhun," RIA Novosti Kulitia quotes.

He noted that the White Helmets organization and local media resources can be involved in the action in order to accuse the Syrian government forces of using poisonous substances against the civilian population.

The action may take place on July 17, the day of the inauguration of the Syrian president.

Earlier, Vadim Kulit said that militants of the terrorist group Jabhat al-Nusra * carried out 29 attacks in the Idlib de-escalation zone in the SAR.

“Jabhat al-Nusra” (“Hayat Tahrir al-Sham”, “Jabhat Fath al-Sham”, “Front al-Nusra”) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.