Zakharova was quoted by TASS News Agency as saying “The transferred weapons would quickly end up in the hands of jihadists, and Washington must realize this… Perhaps, they even expect this to happen, since they actually sponsor Jabhat al-Nusra, which is a unit of Al Qaeda. This can hardly be called otherwise than aiding and abetting terrorists.”
“The relevant decision also poses a direct threat to aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, other Russian military personnel, and our Embassy in Syria that has been shelled repeatedly, and that is why we consider this to be a hostile move,” Zakharova said.
“Instead of pooling efforts to counter rampaging extremists of every stripe and color, as we have suggested for a long time, Washington is staking on the provision of military aid to anti-government units, which differ little from bloody thugs,” the diplomat stated.
On December 23, US President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that authorizes the Pentagon’s actions to supply weapons to the so-called “moderate opposition” in Syria.
SANA
27/12/16
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US Gov't Denies Providing Portable Air-Defense Systems to Syrian Opposition...
ReplyDeleteThe United States has not been supplying the Syrian opposition with man-portable air-defense systems, or MANPADS, and would be concerned about such weapons finding their way into the country, US Department of State spokesperson Mark Toner said in a briefing.
"Our position on MANPADS has not changed. We would have very deep concern about that kind of weaponry getting into Syria," Toner told reporters on Tuesday. "We're not providing any kind of MANPADS."
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