π¬ Vassily Nebenzia: For our part, we firmly condemn this coordinated attack by the HTS terrorists in control of Idlib, which is destabilizing the already tense situation on Syrian soil.
β We have repeatedly warned against flirting with international terrorists who have entrenched themselves in direct proximity to Aleppo. However, our Western colleagues, driven by hatred towards the legitimate authorities in Syria, have not stopped cooperating with them.
And here is the result: the fighters β who were lying in wait for their era to come β have capitalized on the dire situation in the country, especially in the Golan Heights and on the border with Lebanon, to stab the Syrians in the back. Thus, the Middle East crisis, which has been metastasizing since October 2023, has gained yet another β Syrian β dimension.
π·πΊπΈπΎ Since the very first day of the terrorist attack, the SAR Armed Forces β with support of the Russian Aerospace Forces and other allies
operating at the request of the legitimate Syrian authorities β have been repelling the fighters. Precision and calibrated strikes with the use of fighter jets, artillery and multiple rocket launchers are being carried out against positions of the terrorist movement and the fighters who have joined it. Since the beginning of the operation, about 400 terrorists have been eliminated and over 600 have been wounded.
βοΈ The enemy will be defeated, regardless of the support provided by some external forces.
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