Russian Intelligence: Washington Continues to Use Terrorist Groups to destabilize the situation in Syria 

Moscow (ST) – The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service announced that the United States continues to use the terrorist groups under its control in Syria to undermine the positions of the country’s legitimate government. 

Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin stated, “US Armed Forces Central Command plans to form terrorist groups to carry out hostile acts against the legitimate government in Syria. Several dozen pickup trucks with large-caliber machine guns, as well as short-range man-portable air defense system, missile defense systems are to be handed over to these groups.” 

He noted that this subversive activity was coordinated from the positions of the American Al-Tanf military base in the Homs Governorate. 

Naryshkin said that Representatives of the US Armed Forces Central Command, along with members from intelligence services, are involved in the planning of major operations against government forces and state structures in Syria, adding that the purpose of these criminal activities was to undermine the situation in Syria. 

He mentioned that ISIS is tasked with fomenting hostilities in southwestern Syria and forming groups of radicals who received special training to be involved in the terrorist attacks. 

He stressed that the US’ close engagement with ISIS puts them on the same footing. In essence, such US activities are a manifestation of state terrorism. 

Najla Khoury