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| US strike against Syrian forces ‘absolutely unacceptable’ – Russian Foreign Ministry | US strike against Syrian forces ‘absolutely unacceptable’ – Russian Foreign Ministry |
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| The US-led coalition strike on a pro-government convoy in Syria is unacceptable and violates the sovereignty of the country, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said. | |
| READ MORE: US-led coalition confirms airstrike on pro-govt convoy in Syria citing 'threat to US partner forces' | |
| “Any military actions leading to the aggravation of the situation in Syria definitely affect the political process. Especially if such actions are committed against the Syrian armed forces… This is totally unacceptable; it is a violation of Syrian sovereignty. Of course, it does not help the political process,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov stated on Friday. | |
| Senior Russian senator Konstantin Kosachev also condemned the strike, questioning whether it was a deliberate attack. | |
| “You cannot consider the US-led coalition airstrike against pro-government forces on Thursday an accident or a mistake anymore. This is a deliberate action and its consequences are yet to be estimated,” Kosachev wrote on his Facebook page. | |
| “This is not only an attack in Syria and against Syria, but also against Geneva [negotiations]. The US is irritated that the Geneva process is not under its control and, what is worse, it can be successful.” | |
| Earlier, the US-led coalition admitted striking a militia group fighting alongside Syrian government forces in southern Syria on Thursday. They said in a statement that the Syrian forces “posed a threat” to US and allied troops at Tanf base near the Syria-Iraq-Jordan border. | |
| The incident took place as pro-government forces allegedly entered one of the recently implemented de-escalation zones in Homs province. |