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U.S. Condemns Syria Gunship Strike on Lebanon
[An Nahar] The United States on Wednesday condemned a cross-border Syrian helicopter gunship attack on the eastern Lebanese town of Arsal, calling it an "unacceptable provocation which risked dragging Leb into war."The United States condemns in the strongest terms today's helizap by the Syrian regime on Arsal," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. "We fully condemn all attacks originating from Syria against Lebanese territory, particularly the targeting of civilians, and call for all parties to respect the stability, illusory illusory sovereignty and independence of Leb." rder-bottom-color:gray;' title='Lebanon'>Leb's army warned it would hit back against any new attacks from Syria after the gunship fired two rockets on the center of Arsal, wounding one person. In a rare warning against the regime of Syrian  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Horror of Homs... , the army on Wednesday said its troops "took the necessary defensive measures to respond immediately to any similar violations." Psaki would not be drawn on the warning from the army, but said the U.S. was "reiterating our call for all parties in Leb to respect Leb's disassociation policy." Posted by: Fred 2013-06-13 |
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