He added that the strike was directed on the day that the fact-finding mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was scheduled to start work regarding the alleged use of chemical weapons in Douma.
Earlier today, Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said that the timing of the aggression, which coincides with the arrival of a team from OPCW fact-finding to investigate claims related to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Douma, mainly aims at impeding the work of the mission, anticipating its results and putting pressure on it in an attempt to uncover their lies and fabrications.
SANA
14/4/18
***"Syria's means of air defense: S-125, S-200 air defense systems, [as well as] Buk and Kvadrat units were used in the repelling the missile strike," according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
"A few years ago, we refused to supply S-300 air defense systems to Syria due to the request of some of our Western partners. Taking into account what happened, we consider it possible to return to this issue. And not only with regard to Syria, but with regard to other states," the General Staff stated, adding that "Over the past 1.5 years, Russia has fully restored the air defense system of Syria and continues to improve it".
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- Rusia: "Los sistemas antiaéreos sirios interceptaron 71 de los 103 misiles de crucero lanzados"
- Die syrische Luftabwehr hat beim Angriff westlicher Mächte in der vergangenen Nacht auf Syriens Territorium 71 Marschflugkörper abfangen können. Das berichtet der russische Generalstab am Samstag. Insgesamt haben die USA, Frankreich und Großbritannien 103 Marschflugkörper gegen Syrien abgefeuert.
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Russian Foreign Ministry: The US-British-French tripartite aggression on Syria is impudent violation of international law and was based on Western media information
ReplyDeleteRodzkoy: The strike was directed to Syria on the day that the OPCW fact-finding mission was scheduled to start work
ReplyDeleteLeader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei deplored overnight missile attacks on Syria by Washington and its allies as “a crime”, calling the presidents of the US and France as well as the British prime minister “criminals”.
ReplyDeleteISIL Attacks Syrian Army Positions in Southern Damascus after US-Led Missile Strikes
ReplyDeleteReports coming out of a national security meeting in the White House two days ago said Defense Secretary James Mattis opposed striking targets that would provoke Tehran and Moscow's response, urging Trump and National Security Advisor John Bolton to think wisely and narrow down the scope of the attack.
ReplyDeleteMatteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's Lega Party and a potential candidate for the position of the prime minister, on Saturday condemned the missile strikes of the United States, the United Kingdom and France on Syria as "madness."
ReplyDeleteSyria expresses disgust over the shameful stance of rulers of Qatar Sheikhdom in support of the triple west colonialist aggression on Syria allowing fires of the venomous assault to be launched from Al Udeid US Air Base in Qatar
ReplyDeleteEsta mañana, el Ministerio de Defensa francés ha publicado un informe con los datos de sus servicios especiales sobre el supuesto ataque químico perpetrado en la localidad siria de Duma (Guta Oriental) el pasado 7 de abril. "El ataque en Siria se ha basado en información de los medios de comunicación y redes sociales", ha denunciado el Ministerio de Exteriores ruso al comentar el informe.
ReplyDelete"Los servicios franceses analizaron los testimonios, fotos y videos que aparecieron espontáneamente en sitios especializados, en la prensa y redes sociales en las horas y días posteriores al ataque", afirma el documento. Tras analizar los aparentes síntomas de las supuestas víctimas, a través de fotos y vídeos, el informe concluye que son "característicos de un ataque de armas químicas".
Además, en el texto se afirma que las autoridades sirias han mantenido un programa de armas químicas secreto desde 2013. "Rusia no entiende por qué París ha guardado silencio hasta ahora sobre el supuesto programa secreto de Damasco desde 2013", ha criticado el Ministerio ruso.
"Los ataques contra Siria tienen el objetivo de derrocar al presidente Bashar al Assad y dividir Siria", ha afirmado el Ministerio ruso. Asimismo, ha tachado el ataque de "golpe terrible contra el proceso de negociación".
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Paris a levé le voile sur la possibilité de nouvelles frappes contre la Syrie. Selon le ministère français des Affaires étrangères, une deuxième phase de frappes n'est pas prévue.
ReplyDeleteLes États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni et la France ont frappé la Syrie en se basant sur les informations des médias occidentaux ainsi que sur celles circulant sur les réseaux sociaux, a déclaré la diplomatie russe par la voix de sa porte-parole Maria Zakharova.
ReplyDeleteThe French regime announced on Saturday morning that they would like to restart the Syrian peace process after bombing Syria just hours before.
ReplyDeleteThe current escalation of the situation in Syria "has a destructive effect on the whole system of international relations," the Kremlin said.
ReplyDeleteIt comes after the French foreign minister said France wants to start working "right now" on resuming the political process aimed at ending the conflict in Syria.
"A plan for ending the crisis must be found, with a political solution. We are ready to start working right now with all countries who want to participate," Jean-Yves Le Drian told a press conference.
European Council President Donald Tusk has said the European Union stood by the US, France and Britain over their air strikes.
ReplyDelete"Strikes by US, France and UK make it clear that Syrian regime together with Russia and Iran cannot continue this human tragedy, at least not without cost. The EU will stand with our allies on the side of justice," Mr Tusk said in a Twitter message.
Le président du Conseil européen Donald Tusk a affirmé samedi que l'UE "se tiendra aux côtés de ses alliés du côté de la justice" après les frappes occidentales contre la Syrie. Le président de la Commission européenne Jean-Claude Juncker souligne lui que la Syrie a "désespérément besoin" d'un cessez-le-feu durable "respecté par toutes les parties".
DeleteLa chancelière allemande Angela Merkel a déclaré samedi que son gouvernement "soutenait" les frappes visant le régime syrien, une "intervention militaire nécessaire et appropriée" après l'attaque chimique présumée menée il y a une semaine à Douma.
Delete"L'intervention militaire était nécessaire et appropriée afin de préserver l'effectivité de l'interdiction des armes chimiques et prévenir le régime syrien contre de nouvelles infractions."
"Tout porte à croire que le régime de Bachar al-Assad porte la responsabilité" de l'attaque chimique présumée du 7 avril dans la ville syrienne alors rebelle de Douma, a estimé Mme Merkel, qui avait annoncé jeudi que l'Allemagne ne prendrait pas part à des actions militaires.
L'ambiance créée dans le monde par les frappes américaines sur la Syrie rappelle celle qui existait à la veille de la Première guerre mondiale, selon le chef de l'État serbe.
ReplyDeleteEspaña considera "legítima y proporcionada" la acción de EEUU y sus aliados en Siria
ReplyDeleteFrance’s involvement in coalition strikes against the Syrian government have been denounced by former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, who said the bombings set her country on an “unpredictable” path.
ReplyDeleteThe National Front leader, who lost out on the French presidency to Emmanuel Macron in 2017, criticized her former rival’s decision last night to order French aircraft to back coalition airstrikes.
“These strikes against Syria bring us on a path with unpredictable and potentially damaging consequences. France again loses an opportunity to appear on the international stage as an independent and balanced power in the world,” Le Pen said on Twitter.
Nach Angaben des Pentagon wurden drei Anlagen des mutmaßlichen syrischen Chemiewaffenprogramms angegriffen.
ReplyDeleteU.S., British, French air strikes target Syrian chemical capabilities!!!!
DeleteThe Iraqi Foreign Ministry says it is concerned about the American-British-French airstrikes on its neighbor Syria, launched in the early hours of Saturday morning, calling them “extremely dangerous.”
ReplyDelete“[We] express our concern about the airstrikes carried out by the US and its allies on Syria and consider these actions to be extremely dangerous due to their consequences for innocent civilians,” the ministry said in a statement released on Facebook.
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China has expressed rejection of any use of force in the international relations, calling for respecting sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of other states.
ReplyDelete“ Any unilateral military action that bypasses the UN Security Council contradicts the UN Charter principles and violates norms of the international law and the basic criteria that govern the international relations and would complicate the crisis in Syria,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a press conference commenting on the US-British-French tripartite aggression on Syria.
She added that China urges the relevant parties to turn back to the international law and solve the issue through dialogue and negotiation.
With regards to the alleged chemical attack, Hua said that China called for a full, fair and objective investigation until reaching reliable results, adding that no prejudgments should be given.
She continued to say that China believes a political settlement is the only way to resolve the crisis in Syria.
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Jaysh al-Islam Terrorists Call US-Led Strikes on Syria "Farce"
ReplyDeleteThe US warned Russia ahead of the overnight strikes on Syria, US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman said, adding that the military action was not “about the conflict between superpowers.”
ReplyDelete“Before we took the action, the United States communicated with the Russian Federation to reduce the danger of any Russian or civilian casualties,” Huntsman said, claiming that “all the targets were linked with the Assad regime’s illegal chemical weapons program.”
Huntsman urged Moscow to “do the right thing and join the rest of the world in condemning the Assad regime,” adding that Washington was still open for “cooperation.” The diplomat once again squarely pinned the blame for the alleged chemical attack in the town of Douma on the Syrian government, citing “large amount of credible reporting” on the incident.
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Cyprus was not informed about the UK plans to use aircraft deployed on bases on the island to carry out strikes on Syria, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday.
ReplyDeleteEarlier on Saturday, the United States, the United Kingdom and France launched strikes on a number of targets in Syria in response to the alleged chemical attack in the Damascus' suburb of Duma. According to media reports, UK fighter jets were operating from the RAF Akrotiri airbase on the island of Cyprus.
"Authorities of the Republic of Cyprus have been controlling the situation from the very beginning but Cyprus has not got any preliminary information," Prodromou said.
He also expressed hope that further military operation would not take place and the issue would be settled through peaceful means.
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President Donald Trump has defended his use of the term "mission accomplished" amid criticism following US, UK and French air strikes on targets in Syria.
ReplyDelete"Konsequenzen" vom Syrien-Raketenschlag: US-Unternehmen zeigt FOTO vom „Erfolg“ der Operation
ReplyDeleteEEUU no retirará sus tropas de Siria hasta que se alcancen los objetivos
ReplyDeleteUS Media Releases PHOTO Allegedly Proving 'Successful' Missile Strike in Syria
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