The military argues that as early as the seventh of February, a coalition led by the United States began shelling government forces that had previously been attacked by the Syrian democratic forces. The shelling lasted a week. The American side immediately contacted the Russian military leadership to clarify the location of their troops on this line of conflict.

Negotiations on the prevention of incidents in the area where this operation was conducted were of a professional nature when the Russian side confirmed that there were no troops on this plot of land. Then the US, for self-defense, inflicted a massive air strike on a column of soldiers, who arbitrarily tried to seize the oil refinery.

According to the Bloomberg agency, at least 200 people were killed in the attack.

As reported in the "Ur-Inform", President Eimmanuel Macron said that the country could strike at Syria, if there are used chemical weapons against civilians.