Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says #US occupation forces have turned their military base in the Arab country’s strategic al-Tanf region near the borders with Iraq and Jordan into a bastion for Takfiri terrorists. presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03…
“We are in a state of direct confrontation with terrorist groups near al-Tanf region. Al-Tanf serves entirely as a base for training terrorists, & has no purpose other than that.”
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"What benefits do American forces drive from their deployment in the desert region?”
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“There is no doubt that the US has barracks for terrorists, where tens of thousands of them & their families are accommodated.”
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"They are transferred between different areas from time to time in order to carry out terror attacks against Syrian army soldiers, and cause chaos. We are quite sure of these moves, and have abundant pieces of evidence in this regard.”
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Assad’s remarks come days after Sana news, citing local sources, reported that US forces had airlifted dozens of members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group from a prison in Syria's NE province of Hasakah to nearby military facilities before transferring them to al-Tanf base.
A number of captured Daesh terrorists have already confessed to close cooperation with US military forces stationed at al-Tanf base in the central Syrian province of Homs on carrying out various acts of terror and sabotage. presstv.ir/Detail/2023/03…
During confessions broadcast on Syria’s state-run television network in May 2020, several terrorists revealed that they were instructed by US forces to target Syrian govt. troops in & around the ancient city of Palmyra, the Tiyas Military Airbase – also known as the T-4 Airbase,
However, the repercussions of the #US war crimes and other serious violations of international law in #Iraq continue to be an unavoidable part of Iraqis' daily life. @IntlCrimCourten.mdn.tv/746Z
Trauma persists for most #Iraqis as 20% of people had had at least one murdered individual in their household as a result of the #US occupation of their country, as per a survey, conducted by Opinion Research Business (ORB). @IntlCrimCourt en.mdn.tv/746Z
ICC decision to 'arrest' Putin irrelevant for Moscow: Russia FM en.mdn.tv/7488
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that the International Criminal Court's decision to "arrest" Russian President Vladimir Putin & Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova was legally irrelevant to Russia.
"The decisions of the ICC have no significance for our country, including from a legal point of view," Zakharova wrote on Telegram while noting that Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the ICC and has no obligations under it. en.mdn.tv/7488
CENTCOM chief decries Russian flyovers of US illegal occupation bases in Syria
The #US illegal ocupation forces controls nearly a third of #Syria and has been accused of stealing 80 percent of the country's daily oil output thecradle.co/article-view/2…
US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief, General Michael Kurilla, said on 16 March that the Russian air force has increased the frequency of “unprofessional” and “unsafe” flyovers of #US illegal occupation bases in #Syria. thecradle.co/article-view/2…
Around 900 #US illegal ocupation forces are still deployed in the Levantine nation, controlling nearly a third of the country and a large portion of its oil fields. thecradle.co/article-view/2…
20 years of war: How much did the US war in Iraq, Syria cost? en.mdn.tv/743z
The Watson Institute for International & Public Affairs, an interdisciplinary think tank affiliated with Brown University, published a 27-page research paper that investigated the total costs of the US war in both Iraq and Syria, en.mdn.tv/743z
under the title Blood and Treasure: United States Budgetary costs and human costs of 20 years of war in Iraq and Syria, 2003-2023. en.mdn.tv/743z
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, called for Iran & the UAE to put their “family differences” aside during the important high-level talks in Abu Dhabi on 16 March. thecradle.co/article-view/2…
Shamkhani, who is affiliated with Iran’s top security body, met with UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan & stressed that cooperation between the two states – based on goodwill & compromise – is the only way forward. thecradle.co/article-view/2…
The two were joined by several senior Emirati officials and discussed “regional and international issues and developments of common concern, and the importance of working to support peace and cooperation in the region,” according to WAM. thecradle.co/article-view/2…
The Prime Ministry congratulated the Syrian teachers, the builders of the future and the holders of the banner of science, on the occasion of the Arab Teacher’s Day. sana.sy/en/?p=303673
“The Syrian teachers are real soldiers in the process of science & knowledge building & preserving culture & real belonging to the homeland & its issues & in raising awareness of the young generations,” the Prime Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. sana.sy/en/?p=303673
The statement appreciated the teachers’ role in unveiling the misleading campaigns targeting Syria, its history, civilization and future. sana.sy/en/?p=303673