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US, allies seeking to partition Syria, says Russia's UN envoy
[PRESSTV] Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Vassily Nebenzia has accused the US and its allies of trying to partition Syria by setting up local governing bodies in areas seized from terrorists, according to Russian media.  Nebenzia said Wednesday that the US-led coalition in Syria was discussing measures to restore the country's economy with the local governments instead of the Syrian government."What the coalition is doing amounts to concrete steps to partition the country," the official was quoted as saying at a United Nations Security Council session. Russia has been conducting air raids against ISIS and other terrorist groups inside Syria at the Damascus government’s request since September 2015. On the contrary, the US and its allies have been running a military campaign against purported terrorist targets in Syria since September 2014 without a mandate from the UN or Damascus, while backing gunnies fighting to topple the government of Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Horror of Homs... . Posted by: Fred 2017-11-30 |
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