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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
UN says it opposes Israel’s strikes on Assad regime’s army
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Syrians look for metal pieces and unexploded ammunition at the site of an Israeli airstrike the previous evening that targeted shipments of weapons that belonged to Syrian government forces in Qamishli, in mainly Kurdish northeastern Syria, on December 10, 2024. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
The United Nations is against any violation of the territorial integrity of Syria, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says when asked about strikes by Israel on the military capabilities of the now-defunct Assad regime army, which Jerusalem aims to ensure won’t fall into hostile hands.
“We’re against these types of attacks. I think this is a turning point for Syria. It should not be used by its neighbors to encroach on the territory of Syria,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric tells reporters, even though Israel has repeatedly said it is only holding the buffer zone between the countries temporarily, until a new regime is set up, to prevent jihadists from taking advantage of the power vacuum to threaten Israel.
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