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| Iran: Return of Syrian Army to Manbij, 'important step' |
| 2018-12-29 |
| [PRESSTV] Iran's Foreign Ministry has welcomed the arrival of Syrian government forces for the first time in years in the strategic northern city of Manbij, previously held by Kurdish faceless myrmidons from the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Following the reports on Friday that Syrian government forces gained control of Manbij, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said the raising of Syria's national flag in the city was an "important step" towards the stabilization of the legal government in the Arab country. "The Islamic Theocratic Republicof Iran emphasizes the necessity to respect Syria's national illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity and regards the raising of Syria's national flag in the city of Manbij as an important step to consolidate the illusory sovereignty of the constitutional government of Syria over the entire country and a new step to resolve the country's crisis," the Iranian spokesperson said. The Syrian Army entered Manbij near the |
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