Russia called the condition under which the US army may remain in Syria
There are no more reasons to continue the military operations of Washington and its coalition in Syria, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The official representative of the department, Major General Igor Konashenkov, called on the United States to leave the Middle Eastern state or, finally, to begin cooperation with Damascus and Moscow and help the civilian population.
- emphasized the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry.
If Washington does not want to cooperate, then it would be better "not to interfere with the peace process" and begin the withdrawal of its troops from Syria, the major general added.
Earlier, the head of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, General Joseph Water, in an interview with reporters of the ABC television channel, said that the United States did not intend to cooperate with Russia, since it supports the President of the SAR, Bashar al-Assad.
In this regard, the Russian Ministry of Defense believes that Votel discredits the position of U.S. President Donald Trump, and also exacerbates the illegality of the US military in Syria, both from the point of view of international law and from the standpoint of laws in force in the United States.
Pentagon chief James Mattis said at a press conference in California that the only area Washington and Moscow cooperate in Syria is the prevention of conflicts between Russian and American forces. So far, the US military does not intend to take any joint action with Russia - until such a decision is made by the Secretary of State and the President of the United States.
At the same time, one of the representatives of the western coalition - the French brigadier general Frederic Parisot - made a statement that France, together with the United States and other allied countries, intends to remain in Syria for at least another two to three months. The French military called the goal of the coalition the fight against the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia).
- said Pariso.
He added that the most important thing is to ensure that the Islamic State cannot commit terrorist acts outside Syria and Iraq.
Meanwhile, the militants of the Islamic State committed a series of terrorist attacks in southern Syria, in the city of Suweida. According to the Syrian television channel Al-Ihbaria, the number of victims was at least 38 people. Dozens of people were injured. One of the explosions thundered in the al-Khudr market, the other in the Al-Musall area. There could have been more victims, but the Syrian police neutralized four out of six suicide bombers.
Of course, no Western coalition is able to deal with such tactics of the Islamists: terrorist attacks and minor attacks. And, as the whole history of the Syrian conflict has shown, not for that the United States and its allies have come to Syria. The coalition’s attacks on civilians and the ongoing threats against official Damascus confirm that no one in the West is seriously planning to fight IS.
Objectively, there are no legal grounds for the further conduct of operations by US troops in Syria. In such a situation, the American forces have only one opportunity to stay in Syria - to engage, in cooperation with Russia and the country's legal leadership, in the process of assisting the return of refugees and temporarily displaced persons to their homes
- emphasized the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry.
If Washington does not want to cooperate, then it would be better "not to interfere with the peace process" and begin the withdrawal of its troops from Syria, the major general added.
Earlier, the head of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, General Joseph Water, in an interview with reporters of the ABC television channel, said that the United States did not intend to cooperate with Russia, since it supports the President of the SAR, Bashar al-Assad.
In this regard, the Russian Ministry of Defense believes that Votel discredits the position of U.S. President Donald Trump, and also exacerbates the illegality of the US military in Syria, both from the point of view of international law and from the standpoint of laws in force in the United States.
Pentagon chief James Mattis said at a press conference in California that the only area Washington and Moscow cooperate in Syria is the prevention of conflicts between Russian and American forces. So far, the US military does not intend to take any joint action with Russia - until such a decision is made by the Secretary of State and the President of the United States.
At the same time, one of the representatives of the western coalition - the French brigadier general Frederic Parisot - made a statement that France, together with the United States and other allied countries, intends to remain in Syria for at least another two to three months. The French military called the goal of the coalition the fight against the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia).
It is actually political question. The mission of the coalition at all levels is to defeat the IG. What will happen next is a question that remains to be resolved. We are still fighting - for at least two to three months, and then new decisions will be made
- said Pariso.
He added that the most important thing is to ensure that the Islamic State cannot commit terrorist acts outside Syria and Iraq.
Meanwhile, the militants of the Islamic State committed a series of terrorist attacks in southern Syria, in the city of Suweida. According to the Syrian television channel Al-Ihbaria, the number of victims was at least 38 people. Dozens of people were injured. One of the explosions thundered in the al-Khudr market, the other in the Al-Musall area. There could have been more victims, but the Syrian police neutralized four out of six suicide bombers.
Of course, no Western coalition is able to deal with such tactics of the Islamists: terrorist attacks and minor attacks. And, as the whole history of the Syrian conflict has shown, not for that the United States and its allies have come to Syria. The coalition’s attacks on civilians and the ongoing threats against official Damascus confirm that no one in the West is seriously planning to fight IS.
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