Syria Slams West for Silence on Civilians’ Carnage
DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – Syria’s UN envoy has denounced the U.S. and Europe for their silence on the carnage of civilians in Damascus by the terror groups operating in Eastern Ghouta, saying it is "unacceptable” to endanger the lives of eight million in the capital in order to protect a few thousand terrorists in its suburbs.
Bashar al-Ja’afari was speaking at a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria.
After losing most of the Syrian territories under their control, foreign-backed terrorist groups, including the notorious al-Nusra Front, are now largely concentrated in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, an area they have been using to launch deadly mortar attacks on the capital.
Syrian government forces have been pounding terrorist positions in the area to liberate it and free a large number of civilians struggling there with malnutrition and lack of basic medical supplies.
The U.S. and its allies accuse Syrian forces of killing civilians in its aerial campaign against terrorist positions in Eastern Ghouta, a claim sharply rejected by Damascus and Moscow, which backs the anti-terror operation with its air force.
Ja’afari further said the terrorist groups in Eastern Ghouta, which have been designated as terror organizations by the Security Council, have been targeting Damascus with hundreds of rocket and mortar shells on a daily basis, killing and injuring hundreds of its residents.
He expressed surprise that the U.S., along with its European and Persian Gulf allies, has remained silent about the deaths of civilians in the capital in the terror attacks from Eastern Ghouta.
Meanwhile, the Damascus government says France is not eligible for a role in Syria’s political process as long as it supports terrorism, has Syrians' blood on its hands, and shows hostility towards the conflict-ridden Arab country.
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in two separate letters sent to UN Secretary General António Guterres and rotating President of the UN Security Council Mansour Ayyad al-Otaibi on Thursday, stated that France has long been making unsubstantiated allegations in a bid to distort facts and garner support for the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham terrorist group, which the United Nations recognizes as al-Qaeda's Syria branch.
"Since the very beginning of Syrian crisis, France has spearheaded state terrorism and supported terrorist organizations, particularly Jabhat al-Nusra and its affiliated groups. The French government’s financial support (for terror groups in Syria) could be corroborated by video and audio files,” the letters pointed out.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry also asked the United Nations Security Council to put an end to France’s practices, which undermine the credibility of the world body, violate its resolutions and defy the UN Charter.
Bashar al-Ja’afari was speaking at a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria.
After losing most of the Syrian territories under their control, foreign-backed terrorist groups, including the notorious al-Nusra Front, are now largely concentrated in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, an area they have been using to launch deadly mortar attacks on the capital.
Syrian government forces have been pounding terrorist positions in the area to liberate it and free a large number of civilians struggling there with malnutrition and lack of basic medical supplies.
The U.S. and its allies accuse Syrian forces of killing civilians in its aerial campaign against terrorist positions in Eastern Ghouta, a claim sharply rejected by Damascus and Moscow, which backs the anti-terror operation with its air force.
Ja’afari further said the terrorist groups in Eastern Ghouta, which have been designated as terror organizations by the Security Council, have been targeting Damascus with hundreds of rocket and mortar shells on a daily basis, killing and injuring hundreds of its residents.
He expressed surprise that the U.S., along with its European and Persian Gulf allies, has remained silent about the deaths of civilians in the capital in the terror attacks from Eastern Ghouta.
Meanwhile, the Damascus government says France is not eligible for a role in Syria’s political process as long as it supports terrorism, has Syrians' blood on its hands, and shows hostility towards the conflict-ridden Arab country.
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in two separate letters sent to UN Secretary General António Guterres and rotating President of the UN Security Council Mansour Ayyad al-Otaibi on Thursday, stated that France has long been making unsubstantiated allegations in a bid to distort facts and garner support for the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham terrorist group, which the United Nations recognizes as al-Qaeda's Syria branch.
"Since the very beginning of Syrian crisis, France has spearheaded state terrorism and supported terrorist organizations, particularly Jabhat al-Nusra and its affiliated groups. The French government’s financial support (for terror groups in Syria) could be corroborated by video and audio files,” the letters pointed out.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry also asked the United Nations Security Council to put an end to France’s practices, which undermine the credibility of the world body, violate its resolutions and defy the UN Charter.