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| UN chief Guterres calls for immediate de-escalation in Syria |
| 2018-02-12 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for an immediate de-escalation in Syria after Israel carried out raids inside the war-torn country. Guterres is "following closely the alarming military escalation throughout Syria and the dangerous spillover across its borders," UN front man Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. Israel targeted what it said were Iranian positions inside Syria after one of its warplanes was hit by Syrian air defences and crashed. The Israeli raids came after it intercepted what it said was an Iranian drone entering its airspace. Guterres stressed that all concerned in Syria and in the region must abide by international law. "He calls on all to work for an immediate and unconditional de-escalation of violence and exercise restraint," Dujarric said. It was the most serious confrontation between Iran and Israel since Syria’s war began in 2011 and came amid growing alarm over Syrian government offensives against rebel-held Eastern Ghouta and Idlib. The Syrian people are suffering "though one of the most violent periods in nearly seven years of conflict," said the UN statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Send in the mighty Blue Helmet brigade! |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-02-12 09:36 |
| #1 As long as Israel wasn't involved it was perfectly all right for Tony? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-02-12 02:28 |