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US plan to set up new border force blatant interference in Syria's internal affairs: Iran

ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency

Tue / 16 January 2018 / 13:53

Tehran (ISNA) – Iranian foreign ministry spokesman emphasized on Tuesday that US' plan to set up a new border force in Syria is blatant interference in internal affairs of the Arab country and leads to escalation of the crisis.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi condemned the US' plan as a clear example of interference in the internal affairs of countries which complicates the Syrian crisis, leads to instability and fans the flames of the conflict in the country.

The US announced Sunday that it will work, along with a coalition of its allies purportedly fighting Daesh, with US-backed militants of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to set up a new 30,000-strong "border security" force.

The force would operate along the Turkish border with Iraq and within Syria along the Euphrates River, Press TV reported.

Qassemi said the announcement comes at a time when the Syrian army and its allies have made sweeping gains in their fight against the terrorist groups of Daesh and al-Nusra Front."

"The Islamic Republic of Iran, together with the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey, is making efforts to contain the flames of the crisis through the Astana peace talks and the creation of de-escalation zones," Qassemi said, noting that the trio has so far made significant achievements.

The Iranian official further stressed the time is ripe for the US to change its "interventionist and destructive" policy in the region, withdraw its forces from Syria as soon as possible and let the Syrian people decide their own fate.

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