US Ministry of Defense: Syrian Kurds are our close allies – Mehr News Agency | RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Al Jazeera, the United States has supported the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad since the first days of the unrest in Syria in 2011 and armed terrorist groups in this country. During his 2016 election campaign, Donald Trump openly accused Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama of creating ISIS in Syria. The current overthrow of Bashar al-Assad has caused new interventions by Washington in Syria.

Accordingly, Sabrina SinghThe spokesperson of the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced: We are now carefully monitoring the situation in Syria. The truth is that the situation in this country is fragile and we are working with the Syrian Democratic Forces (Syrian Kurds) to eliminate the terrorists. ISIS We have cooperation.

He added: Syrian Democratic Forces are our important allies in this country. We seek to support the Syrian people so that they can have a better life in these conditions. American troops remain in Syria and this is necessary to prevent ISIS from gaining power.

Singh Referring to the conflict between Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish forces, he emphasized: Turkey is one of our important allies in the NATO organization, and we have communication channels with them regarding Syria and the fight against terrorists. ISIS We have left it open.

Ankara is one of the opponents of the Syrian Kurdish forces and considers their autonomy in the border strip a threat to Türkiye’s national security. However, the United States supports the Syrian Democratic Forces and has provided weapons to the Syrian Kurdish forces.

Pentagon spokesman in the end announced that Washington had no prior knowledge of Igor’s assassination operation KrylovCommander of the Defense Forces radiologicalRussia does not have chemical and biological weapons and is against such measures.

However, Maria ZakharovaThe spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated: Washington created and armed the Kiev regime and has never condemned the terrorist attack or planned assassination by the Kiev regime.