Damascus Lashes Out at West’s ’Brutal, Barbaric Aggression’
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The Syrian Foreign Ministry denounced joint US, British and French strike on the country as a "brutal, barbaric aggression," saying that the attack "aims at hindering the mission's work and preempting its results."
The Western attack won't have any impact on the Syrian army's fight against militants and restore control of the entire country, Damascus emphasized.
"This aggression will only lead to inflaming tensions in the world" and threatens international security," the Foreign Ministry's statement reads.
The stance was echoed by the Syrian General Staff, which said that the army would continue to fight against terrorism despite the trilateral aggression, adding that such attacks would only strengthen the government forces' resolve.
According to the state-run SANA news agency citing Damascus, the Western missile strikes aimed at blocking a probe by the OPCW international chemical watchdog into the alleged gas attack in Douma, Eastern Ghouta.
After multiple calls by Damascus and Moscow, OPCW experts arrived in Syria on Friday in order to probe the alleged Douma chemical attack on the ground and were supposed to take samples on the site.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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