Syria: We are ongoing in our fight against Israel, US, Turkey

Bouthaina Shaaban, political and media advisor of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, said yesterday that Damascus would continue fighting Israel, the United States and Turkey, Assawsana.com reported.

While speaking at Valdai Club in Moscow, she said that the US and Turkey “obstruct political reconciliation”, adding that Damascus “is ongoing in fighting any aggression” whether it is by Israel, the US or Turkey.

In separate remarks, she said that the retention of the Turkish “aggression” on the Syrian lands obstructs the political solution.

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On 20 January, Turkey launched military “Operation Olive Branch” against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Afrin area, along the border with Turkey.

The US supports Kurdish fighters and provides them training and arms to fight Daesh and Turkish forces.

Putin blindly bombs Syria – Cartoon [Sarwar Ahmed/MiddleEastMonitor]