From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Tue Oct 28 2008 - 19:37:04 EST
Russia warns of Syria attack's aftermath
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:18:00 GMT
The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned the US for having triggered
dire consequences by the recent attack on the Syrian soil.
"It is obvious that such unilateral military actions have a sharply
negative effect on the situation in the region, and widen the seat of
dangerous armed tension," said the ministry in a statement about the
purported Sunday attack by four US military helicopters that killed 8
people according to Syrian officials.
The ministry added that the reported incident near the Iraqi-Syrian
border marked Washington's using the 'war on terror' as a codename for
infringement upon sovereign soils.
"We believe attacks that are worthy of condemnation should not be
launched on the territory of sovereign states under the slogan of the
fight against terrorism."
A US military official in Washington said the raid by Special Forces had
targeted the network of al-Qaeda-linked foreign fighters moving through
Syria into Iraq.
"The operation was successful," AFP reported quoting another US official
who had sought anonymity.
Damascus officials have also been aiming indignant remarks at Washington
in succession after the reported incident with the Syrian Foreign
Minister Walid Muallem having said "we consider this criminal and
terrorist aggression."
HN/RA
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