The militants of the terrorist group "Hayat Tahrir al-sham" * (ex - "Dzhebhat EN-Nusra" *), together with the organization "White helmets" suggest provocation staged air strikes and use of chemical weapons in the area of de-escalation in Idlib, told in the Ministry of defense of Russia. As commented in the Ministry, the residents of the residential settlement of Sarmad, located 30 kilometers northeast of the provincial capital Idlib, said that in early November, arrived in the city accompanied by armed terrorists unidentified citizens and a convoy of three trucks with different capacities with chemicals. in one of the cars was professional video equipment and fragments of aerial and artillery ammunition from the Soviet and Russian markings. in the Ministry of defence stressed that the data on the preparation of provocations by the rebels from the detachment commander Abu Malek, a part of a conglomeration of "Hayat Tahrir al-sham" *, and members of the organization " White helmets ", confirmed through multiple channels. The terrorists, according to the Ministry of defence, selected the local population to participate in the shooting, depicting the consequences of air strikes and the use of chemical toxic substances. "Fake videos of destroyed in the process of air raids and shelling of civilian targets and the Like used chemical weapons in Idlib, it is expected to place in social networks and to submit, As evidence of the crimes of the Syrian government and the actions of Russian air force against civilians ", - told in the Ministry of defence. Organization " White helmets ", received wide popularity and support in the West, declared its aim to save the peaceful inhabitants in the zone of combat actions, but accused the Syrian authorities of having links with extremists and conducting hostile propaganda activities. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation called activities of "White helmets" part of the information campaign to demonize the Syrian authorities and, for example, hold them responsible for the provocation that gave rise to the West to accuse Damascus of using chemical weapons and to strike blows to objects of the government troops. *Terrorist organizations, banned in Russia. <span style="color:darkgray