The only mission the United States is accomplishing in Syria is supporting terrorists, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told the Greek newspaper Kathimerini published by the president’s office on Thursday, TASS reports.
Assad lambasts Washington, says US only mission in Syria is supporting terrorists
STEPANAKERT, MAY 10, ARTSAKHPRESS:"We all know very clearly that the only mission the United States has been carrying out in Syria is supporting the terrorists, regardless of their names, or the names of their factions," Assad said when asked to comment on US President Donald Trump’s remarks that the US mission in Syria has been accomplished.
Trump said in late March that with the completion of the military operation against the Islamic State, the US military presence in Syria is pointless, and Washington will soon withdraw its troops from that country. In April, US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley said the US will not leave Syria until it fulfills its tasks.
According to General Joseph Votel, Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the presence of US troops in Syria will be required to stabilize the situation in the areas liberated from terrorists, secure the return of civilians to their homes and the country’s long-term reconstruction during the stabilization period. There are about 2,000 US military servicemen in Syria.
