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Thursday, February 8, 2018
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Thursday, February 8, 2018
Syria says US airstrikes on pro-regime forces a ‘war crime’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government on Thursday blasts deadly US-led coalition airstrikes on pro-regime forces in the country’s east as a “war crime.”
The US-led coalition said it carried out air strikes against pro-government fighters to defend its allies in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor.
In a letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary General, the Syrian foreign ministry says the attack “represents a war crime and a crime against humanity.”
It accuses the United States of using “the excuse of fighting terrorism to set up illegitimate bases on Syrian territory.”
“The Syrian government renews its call to dissolve this illegitimate coalition,” it says.
— AFP
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