Great Satan US, allies urged to await Syria findings

Russia has urged the US and its Western allies not to jump to conclusions on an alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus, and await the findings of a UN inspection team scheduled to visit the site on Monday.

On Sunday, the Syrian government agreed to allow the UN weapons experts to examine the area in a Damascus suburb where the alleged poison gas attack reportedly killed hundreds of people.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Sunday, all countries should wait for the results of the probe and “show prudence and avoid tragic mistakes” by jumping to conclusions about the incident.
Lukashevich said, “Our American and European partners must understand what catastrophic consequences this kind of politics would have for the region, for the Arab and Islamic world as a whole”, advising the West to avoid military action against Syria.
In an earlier statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said a unilateral military action would be a tragic mistake and will have a devastating impact on the security in the Middle East.
It warned the US and its allies against repeating their past mistakes like the one they made regarding Iraq.
On August 21, the head of the so-called opposition Syrian National Coalition, George Sabra, claimed that 1,300 people were killed in a government chemical attack on militant strongholds in Damascus suburbs of Ain Tarma, Zamalka and Jobar.
The Syrian government, however, has vehemently rejected the allegation, saying the foreign-backed militants had carried out the attack.