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Syria opposition talks of Iranian 'invasion'
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Iran has launched an "organized invasion" of the suburban areas of the capital Damascus, the Syrian opposition Defense Minister Asaad Mustafa told Al Arabiya News Channel on Saturday.Mustafa said the suburb of Ghouta - where a chemical weapons attack took place in August - had been the subject of an offensive involving large military forces and "heavy" shelling. "It is clear which forces are behind the organized invasion," said Mustafa. "It includes the Iranian forces, Hezbollah and the Iraqi forces," he added. The opposition minister said that foreign groups loyal to Syrian  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Supressor of the Damascenes... 's regime were responsible for most of the offensive. "They are the ones fighting and the regime forces are only there to 'picture' it," he said. Mustafa accused the sponsors of the upcoming U.N.-brokered Geneva II peace conference of "allowing" the foreign forces to operate in Syria and called for their immediate withdrawal. "The United States and Russia who are preparing for the Geneva II conference should not allow these invading forces," he said. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-17 |
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