“Civilian/military ideology… “Attempt to weaken the war on terror.”
While the United States launched a retaliatory airstrike for the death of three American soldiers in a drone attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan, Syria began to condemn the U.S. attack, saying it caused loss of life and property damage.
According to Al Jazeera on the 3rd (local time), the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced in a statement posted on Facebook that the U.S. airstrike killed civilians and soldiers and injured others.
He said there was significant damage to public and private property, and that the airstrikes targeted several areas and villages in eastern Syria and near the border with Iraq.
The Syrian Ministry of Defense added, “The area targeted by the US attack in eastern Syria is the same area where the Syrian Arab Army is fighting remnants of the terrorist organization ISIL (ISIS).”
“It confirms that the United States and its military are involved and allied with this organization and are working by all dirty means to revive the rebels in Syria and Iraq,” he said.
He then strongly condemned, “The invasion of the U.S. occupation forces has no justification other than an attempt to weaken the Syrian Arab Army and its allies in the war against terrorism.”
In the early morning of this day, the United States launched a retaliatory attack for the deaths of U.S. soldiers by hitting over 85 militia facilities in Syria and Iraq with more than 125 precision-guided bombs.
The targets of the airstrikes were Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and related militia command posts, information centers, armories, and bunkers. In the attack, two B-1B fighter-bombers from Dyers Air Force Base in Texas, USA, were also mobilized.
In a statement, U.S. President Joe Biden hinted at the possibility of additional airstrikes, saying, “Our response began today,” and “(the response) will continue at the time and location we determine.”
“The United States has no desire to enter into conflict in the Middle East or anywhere,” he said. “But we make it clear to everyone who wants to harm us.” “If you harm Americans, we will retaliate,” he warned strongly.
Source: Donga
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