In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 photo released by the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press, at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria.
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He added that regardless of who carried out the strike, the USA considers Russian Federation responsible because it was Russia’s responsibility under the cease-fire deal to limit Syrian airstrikes.
The UK’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said there was “strong” evidence that Russian Federation carried out the air strike on the United Nations aid convoy that killed 20 people on September 19.
Speaking to the US Senate, the Pentagon’s leaders blamed Russian Federation for the Aleppo aid convoy attack, but admitted they “had no facts”.
The top US general told lawmakers on September 22 that he does not believe it would be wise to share intelligence with Russian Federation in Syria should Washington and Moscow work together to fight Islamist extremists in the war-torn country.
However, Alice said numerous Syrian refugees she interviewed told her they are too afraid of Assad’s security forces to return home, even if there is peace in Syria.
Capturing the rebel-held half of Syria’s largest city would be the biggest victory of the war for the government side, which has already achieved its strongest position in years thanks to Russian and Iranian support.
His peace envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, described his long-delayed plans for a multi-step Syrian peace process and transition that appeared, even by his own admission, untethered to reality on the ground.
US military and intelligence officials are questioning whether Russian Federation has the will or the capability to do anything about the growing crisis in Syria, accusing Moscow of perpetuating a humanitarian catastrophe.
A “very small minority took verbal action” against U.S. troops, said Dunford, who admitted he did not watch the video but had discussed it with USA commanders.
One volunteer was wounded in the strikes and ensuing fires, Abu al-Leith said.
The failure to establish a no-fly zone in the country’s north to protect Syrians from the bombing has been a mistake, according to Graham, and he also criticized the reliance on the Kurdish fighters the USA has been supporting in the fight against the Islamic State.
The Russian military spokesman said that the United States and its allies in the coalition were making the allegations against Moscow to distract attention from a deadly strike against Syrian regime forces over the weekend.
Following the strike, the global body temporarily suspended all its aid convoys to Syria for security reasons, fearing that further attacks could occur after the end of a fragile seven-day nationwide ceasefire.
He also asked how rebels were able to smuggle in arms but apparently not food or medicine.
He says it underlines how vital it is for the worldwide community to “achieve a political solution that gives the Syrian people a voice in their future”. My judgment would be that they did [strike the convoy].
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group says it expects 350 residents to evacuate Thursday. “Forty trucks are sitting at the Turkish-Syrian border. and the drivers are sleeping at the border and had done so now for a week”.
Shortly after the truce ended, a United Nations aid convoy was hit, killing 20 humanitarian workers and destroying 18 trucks carrying food for desperate civilians in Aleppo province.
He added that the rebels have sabotaged the agreement and noted that Washington has failed to meet its pledge to encourage moderate rebels to disengage themselves from terrorist groups.
Diplomatic efforts to end Syria’s complex war were set to continue in NY with a new meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) on Thursday.
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Assad said he did not believe the American account and said that attack targeted a “huge” area constituting many hills.
