Equations in Syria Not Changed by Recognition of Terrorists

TEHRAN (ST)- A senior Iranian military commander blasted Washington for recognizing the Syrian rebels and terrorists.” the move cannot change the military equations in Syria in the interest of the foreign states”.

“The US recognition of terrorists in Syria revealed the obvious terrorist nature of the ruling regime in the US again, but the move cannot change the foreigners’ military and aggressive equations in that country to the benefit of the alien forces,” Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces for Basij and Defense Culture Brigadier General Massoud Jazzayeri said on Wednesday.

“the Syrian people will continue resistance against the plots hatched by the US and its allies against their independence and freedom,” stressed Jazzayeri .

Despite the western media’s anti-Syrian propaganda and all pressures, he added,the situation in Syria is under the control of President Bashar al-Assad’s government.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.

The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.

The US daily, Washington Post, reported in May that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups battling the Syrian  government have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by some Arab  states and coordinated by the United States.

The newspaper, quoting opposition activists and US and foreign officials, reported that Obama administration officials emphasized the administration has expanded contacts with opposition military forces to provide by some Arab states.

According to the report, material is being stockpiled in Damascus, in Idlib near the Turkish border and in Zabadani on the Lebanese border.

Opposition activists who several months ago said the rebels were running out of ammunition said in May that the flow of weapons  has significantly increased after a decision by Saudi Arabia, Qatar.

M.D