Syria & Russia: Illegal US occupation forces’ existence in Syria exacerbates tension

Moscow (ST): Syria and Russia stressed that the US illegitimate occupation forces’ existence on the territories of the sovereign Syrian state exacerbates tension in the region, and the US bargains with the separatist QSD militia are illegal and criminal acts. 

The Syrian and Russian coordination committees on the return of the displaced Syrians said, in a statement, that one of the serious reasons for provoking concern is the situation in the northeast of Syria because of the US unlawful presence and its allies on the territories of the sovereign Syrian state which leads to creating tension hotbeds in the region.

The statement added that the striking example of stirring tension is the suspicious deal signed between the separatist “QSD” militia in northeastern Syria and a US company to cooperate in the field of extracting and selling the Syrian oil.

The statement affirmed that those deals violate the rules of international law and violate Syria’s territorial integrity, pointing out that these acts are considered illegal and illegitimate.

K.Q.