DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – Local residents of several villages in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah have in coordination with government forces prevented a number of U.S. military convoys from passing through their communities.
Syria’s official news agency SANA reported that a U.S. convoy of five armored vehicles, escorted by a vehicle belonging to U.S.-backed Kurdish militants affiliated with the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was forced on Thursday afternoon to turn around and head back in the direction it came from after locals of the villages of al-Damkhiya and Abu Dhuwail blocked the road, and prevented its movement.
The report added that the villagers threw stones at the American convoy and chanted slogans in condemnation of U.S. occupation forces and the SDF militants. No injuries were reported.
Separately, a U.S. military convoy was forced to retreat after Syrian government forces and angry residents of Hamou village blocked its way.
Locals in the village of al-Qusayr also blocked a U.S. military convoy of several armored vehicles on Thursday evening, and forced it to turn around and head towards the neighboring al-Qahtaniyah town.
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 resources.
Syrians have staged a demonstration to express their strong indignation over the massacre of innocent civilians by U.S. occupation forces under excuses of counter-terrorism and fighting Daesh terrorist group in the country.
As for other developments regarding Syria, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has called for restoration of Syria’s membership in the Arab League, stating that Arab nations would not be able to reunify and resolve their differences in case Damascus is excluded from the regional organization.
Speaking at a joint press conference with his Tunisian counterpart, Kais Saied, in Tunis on Wednesday, Tebboune said Syria should rejoin the Arab League in order for Arabs to unify again, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported.
He added that no country has the right to interfere in the internal affairs of others, stating that there are no major differences among Arab states.
Tebboune said Algeria will stay away from discrimination and will not treat any country differently from others, when it hosts the Arab Summit in March 2022.
The Algerian president expressed hope that the forthcoming summit would foster harmony among Arab countries, warning against plots aimed at sowing division among Arabs.