Russia Clearly Knew Assad’s Latest Chemical Attack in Syria Was Coming

Russia appears to have telegraphed Sunday’s attack in a tweet days before

People gather amidst the rubble following reported airstrikes by the Syrian regime in the Syrian Idlib province on May 20, 2019. Credit: Omar Haj Kadour

After Syrian government forces used chemical weapons on Sunday as part of its offensive to retake enclaves from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syrian, Russia kept silent. But it appears the Russian…