Syrian Militants Shell Army with Poison Gas in Aleppo, Injure 28

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Terrorists used shells containing poison gas to attack Syrian military positions in Aleppo on Sunday, injuring at least 28 Syrian Army troops, according to RT Arabic citing sources and local media reports.

The incident reportedly took place west of Aleppo's airport in Karam al-Tarrab on Sunday. It's not clear which kind of poisonous agent was used by the militants.

According to the RT report, the number of soldiers injured in the attack raised to 44 after contacting the hospitals. However, the exact death tally remains unknown.

If confirmed, the attack will become the third instance of terrorists using chemical weapons in Aleppo in the space of just two weeks.

Previously, gas was used on October 30, when one person was martyred and 40 injured. A second incident took place on November 3.

Earlier this week, experts from the Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces' research center found evidence of Aleppo militants using chlorine and white phosphorus.

Following the discovery, Russia's Defense Ministry addressed the UN's Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, asking it to send a mission to Aleppo.

Both Russian and Syrian authorities repeatedly warned that militants from some hardline groups might use chemical weapons against civilians and government forces in the city.

The West had pointed the finger at Damascus and Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] for using chemical weapons, but not militants in Aleppo, who are labeled the "moderate opposition" by the US and its allies.

Russian and Syrian aviation had halted their air strikes in Aleppo, which remains split between the Syrian Army forces and the terrorists, on October 18, and had been regularly organizing 10-hour "humanitarian pauses" in the city.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team