ATS post representative accused Israel and Turkey of supporting terrorist attack in Syria

Israel and Turkey were involved in a terrorist attack on northern Syria. The Arab republic's permanent representative to the UN, Qusay al-Dahak, said on December 3.

"The terrorist attack on northern Syria could not have been carried out without a joint Turkish-Israeli green light and order for the operation, which was prepared through repeated Israeli attacks on Syrian territory," SANA news agency quoted the post envoy as saying.

He also said that the UN Security Council should condemn such an action by the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (banned in Russia).

"The Syrian Arab Republic demands that the Security Council clearly and unequivocally condemn the terrorist attack carried out by the group," Qusay al-Dahak said.

He said the terrorist attack on northern Syria was a blatant violation of UN resolutions and de-escalation agreements approved by the Astana process. The Permanent Representative noted that all countries that support this terrorist group in any way are complicit in all its attacks.

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Earlier, on December 4, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that Russia strongly condemns the sortie of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorists in Syria. According to him, support for terrorists in Syria is provided by the US and its allies to "sow chaos in Syria."

Before that, on December 2, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) together with the Syrian military destroyed at least 100 militants within a day within the framework of the operation to repel terrorist aggression in Idlib, Hama and Aleppo provinces.

At the same time, Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said during a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin that the activation of terrorists in Syria was part of the Israeli and US destabilization plan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on November 30 called the activation of terrorists in Syria part of the US plan amid Israel's defeat in Lebanon. In turn, the White House denied its involvement in what is happening. In addition, Britain, the United States, France and Germany called on all parties in Syria to de-escalate.

Before that, on November 29, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a counter-offensive against the positions of militants of the extremist group "Jebhat al-Nusra" (terrorist organization banned in Russia), who captured more than 20 settlements to the north and west of the city of Aleppo, and during the fighting liberated the city of al-Bakum.