VIDEO: Assad Says American Raid on Syrian Army “Flagrant American Aggression”

Mon Sep 19, 2016 18:20:03

Speaking to Iran's deputy foreign minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, President Bashar al-Assad on Monday has described the deadly US-led coalition attack on his forces in eastern Syria at the weekend as "flagrant American aggression".

President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described the deadly US-led coalition raid on his forces in eastern Syria at the weekend as "flagrant American aggression".

Speaking to Iran's deputy foreign minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Assad accused world powers of supporting "terrorist organisations" in Syria like the Daesh (ISIS/ ISIL/IS) terrorist group.

"The latest example of this is the flagrant American aggression on one of the Syrian army's positions in Deir Ezzor to the benefit of Daesh" on Saturday, he added, using the Arabic acronym for IS; AFP reported.

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