Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the lower house of Russia's parliament said that United States may lose the world�s trust because of its policy toward the Islamic State jihadist militant group.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) � The United States may lose the world�s trust because of�its policy toward�the Islamic State (ISIL) jihadist militant group, the head of�the Foreign Affairs Committee of�the lower house of�Russia's parliament said on�Thursday.

"The United States is experiencing a crisis of�trust. After the incident with�the test tube, half of�the world stopped believing them. And after�the games with�ISIL, the second half will stop believing as�well," Alexei Pushkov said on�Twitter.

In 2003, then US Secretary of�State, Colin Powell, displayed before�the UN Security Council a test tube alleged to�contain Iraqi chemical weapon samples. Powell claimed the contents of�the test tube were evidence proving the necessity of�a military operation against�Iraq. No chemical weapons were found at�any time during�or after�the US invasion of�Iraq.

The United States and its allies have been conducting airstrikes on�ISIL positions in�Iraq and Syria since�2014. The coalition gained the support of�Iraqi authorities, but�airstrikes in�Syria have been carried out�without coordination with�Damascus or UN Security Council approval.

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