Russia: U.S. Pullout From Syria Will Lead to Elimination of Terrorists
MOSCOW (Dispatches) –
Russia’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations says withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria would lead to complete eradication of terrorism in the country.
“It is necessary to completely exterminate the remaining nests of international terrorism in Syria and to do away with the presence of... (Daesh)...and other groups in Syria,” Vassily Nebenzia said during a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday.
“The withdrawal of U.S. occupational forces from the Syrian territory would mean a swift and inevitable elimination of terrorist presence in this much-suffering country and of terrorist [networks] in neighboring states,” he added.
Nebenzia said the terrorist groups are sheltered in territories that are not controlled by the Syrian government.
He also said that during a patrol mission over Syria on August 4, Russia’s air taskforce eliminated a group of U.S.-backed terrorists in Syria, as they were hiding in shelters in the country’s al-Badia desert.
The so-called Shuhada’ al-Qaryatayn Brigade was positioned in the strategic al-Tanf area in southeastern Syria, which is controlled by U.S. troops, he said.
The terror outfit committed terrorist killings in the Badia region against civilians, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The U.S. and its allies invaded Syria in 2014 under the pretext of fighting Daesh. However, numerous reports and regional officials have pointed to the U.S. role in transferring Daesh terrorists throughout the region and even airlifting aid to the terrorist group.
The Syrian government says the United States, the Zionist regime, and their Western and regional allies are aiding terrorist groups that are spreading insecurity in the country.
The U.S. military has stationed forces and equipment in eastern and northeastern Syria, with the Pentagon claiming that the deployment is aimed at preventing the oilfields in the area from falling into the hands of Daesh terrorists.
Damascus, however, says the unlawful deployment is meant to plunder the country’s oil and other resources.
Former U.S. president Donald Trump admitted on several occasions that American forces were in Syria for its oil.