Moscow Condemns US Attack on Syrian-Iraqi Border: Unacceptable Violation

Russian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the US attack on the Syrian-Iraqi border region, stressing that it is “an unacceptable violation of international law.’’

  Spokesman for the Pentagon, John Kirby, in a statement last night, confessed that US military forces, instructed by president Joe Biden, launched an attack on the Syrian-Iraqi border area. Novosti news agency quoted a source at the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Friday, that the US bombardment is unacceptable and a violation of international law. Russian Federation Council condemns US aggression on Iraqi-Syrian borders Earlier, First Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Russian Federation Council, Vladimir Dzhabarov, condemned the US aggression on the Iraqi-Syrian border area, stressing that it is “illegal and an attack on a sovereign state territory”. The Russian senator told SPUTNICK that “The US shelling of Syria is illegal because we are talking about an attack on the territory of a sovereign State, pointing out that this step is a serious escalation that could lead to an escalation of the situation in the entire region. He warned that such acts could lead to “a large conflict.” This aggression comes at a time when units of the Syrian Arab Army are hunting remnants of Daesh terrorists in the Syrian al-Badia region. Source: SANA




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