Syrian General Staff called the recent US strike on Ash Sha’irat
military airfield near Homs in Syria a ‘blatant agression’ act aimed
against Syrian Army. The Syrian Defense Ministry also added that this
strike puts the US as an ally of such terrorist groups as Daesh and
Jabhat Fatah al Sham (formerly known as the al-Nusra Front). The US
launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Syrian military airfield in
Ash Sha’irat near Homs late Thursday. US President Donald Trump said the
attack was a response to the alleged chemical weapon use in Idlib on
Tuesday, which Washington blames on Damascus.
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“Russia
suspends the memorandum on the prevention of incidents and ensuring air
safety during operations in Syria reached with the US,” the ministry
said in a statement.
The United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise
missiles at the Syrian military airfield in Ash Sha’irat near Homs late
Thursday. US President Donald Trump said the attack was a response
to the alleged chemical weapon use in Idlib on Tuesday, which Washington
blames on Damascus.
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Putin Considers US Attack in Syria Aggression Against Sovereign State – Kremlin
The United States’ missile strikes on a military airfield in Syria
violates international law and represents an act of aggression against a
sovereign state under a far-fetched pretext, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
Peskov said Friday.
MOSCOW— The US launched 59 Tomahawk cruise
missiles at the Syrian military airfield in Ash Sha’irat near Homs late
Thursday. US President Donald Trump said the attack was a response to
the alleged chemical weapon use in Idlib on Tuesday, which Washington
blames on Damascus.
“President [Vladimir] Putin regards the
US attacks on Syria
as an aggression against a sovereign state in violation of the norms
of international law, and under a trumped-up pretext at that,” Pesov
told reporters.
Russian President
Vladimir Putin also sees the latest US missile strikes on a military
airfield in Syria as an attempt to distract from the mounting civilian
casualties in Iraq, the Kremlin added.
“Putin
also sees the attacks on Syria by the US as an attempt to divert the
international community’s attention from the numerous casualties
among civilians in Iraq.”
The
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) had
confirmed that Syrian armed forces do not possess chemical weapons, the
Kremlin cited Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying Friday while
warning of the danger of ignoring terrorist use of chemical weapons.
US
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a statement after the US
attack that there were no discussions or prior contacts between the
United States and Moscow ahead of the
missile strike on the Syrian base.
“The
fact of the destruction of all chemical weapons stockpiles has been
recorded and confirmed by the OPCW, a specialized UN unit,” Peskov told
reporters.
“At the same time, in Putin’s
opinion, total disregard for the use of chemical weapons by terrorists
only drastically aggravates the situation,” Peskov said.
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US decision to Strike Syria was made Ahead of Idlib Chemical Attack, Used as Pretext to show Force – Russian Foreign ministry
US attack in Syria is nothing else than a
show of force, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on
Friday. The decision to attack Syria was made ahead of Idlib chmical
incident, used as a pretext for this demonstration of strength.
The
US missile strikes on Syria airfield os a clear act of aggression
against sovereign Syria, the Russia Foreign Ministry said. It is obvious
that the US missile attack in Syria was prepared “in advance,” the
Russian Foreign Ministry stated. “It is clear that the decision
to conduct the strike [in Syria] was made in Washington before the
incident in Idlib, which was used as a pretext for this demonstration
of strength,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The
US missile attack on the Sha’irat airfield in Syria further degrades
Russian-US relations, the Russian Foreign Ministry added. “The actions
taken today by the US further destroy Russian-US relations,” the
ministry said in a statement. The United States launched 59 Tomahawk
cruise missiles at the Syrian military airfield in Ash Sha’irat
near Homs late Thursday. US President Donald Trump said the attack was a
response to the alleged chemical weapon use in Idlib on Tuesday, which
Washington blames on Damascus.
“Without bothering to figure
anything out, the US moved toward a demonstration of strength,
to military resistance against a country that is fighting international
terrorism,” the ministry said.
Daesh Militants Attacked Syrian Army Positions Simultaneously With US Strike
The
source said the terrorists launched an attack on a Homs-Sha’irat
stretch of highway at around 23:00 GMT and held their territory for over
an hour until the arrival of reinforcements.
“Is
it a coincidence that the IS [Daesh] fighters attacked one of the
defensive positions of the Homs-Palmyra route simultaneously with the US
attack on Sha’irat?” the source said.
The US launched 59 Tomahawk
cruise missiles at the Syrian military airfield in Ash Sha’irat
near Homs late Thursday. US President Donald Trump said the attack was a
response to the alleged chemical weapon use in Idlib on Tuesday, which
Washington blames on Damascus.
