Assad Slams Illegal US Intervention in Syria

• PressTV Published on Jun 14, 2018
  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says that the American, French, Turkish and Israeli troops present in his country are occupying forces. Assad made the remarks on Wednesday during an interview with the al-Alam News Network, where he stressed that Syria’s position is to support “any act of resistance, whether against terrorists or against occupying forces regardless of their nationality.” Referring to the presence of fighters of the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah in Syria, Assad said that “the battle is long and the need for these military forces will continue for a long time.”

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