IRGC Chief: US to Regret Military Action in Syria

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The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC] doubted on Tuesday the US intention to eradicate so-called "Daesh" [ISIL], saying that the US and its allies will regret any military operation in Syria.

IRGC Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Tuesday that, "The Islamic Republic of Iran's policy is to support Syria and this US action is from a bullying position and is condemned and if it does so it will regret it."

He was responding to the US government's decision to form an international coalition to fight the Daesh terrorists fighting in Syria and Iraq.

"The US is disappointed with any influential role to be played by the ISIL and similar groups and it is calling for this so-called coalition. We doubt if their serious objective is to annihilate the ISIL," Jafari said.

He noted that the US is declaring war on Daesh while it continues to support other militant groups fighting the Syrian government

Jafari said further that the enemies are determined to topple the "current ruling government in Syria."
He said the US and the "Israeli" regime created this group in order to trigger war in the Middle Eastern government and serve as an obstacle to resistance against the Zionist regime.

On Monday, France hosted a conference dubbed the "International Conference on Peace and Security in Iraq," to discuss ways of tackling the Daesh terrorists in Iraq and Syria amid US efforts to form a so-called international coalition to battle the extremist group.

Iran was not invited to the meeting in Paris mainly due to the US opposition,
despite the international community's emphasis on the importance of Iran's role in the regional developments. Iran has cast doubt over the sincerity of the coalition and reiterated that it has no interest in attending the Paris meeting.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team