'U.S. Troops Not Leaving Syria Until Goals Accomplished'
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MIDDLE EAST April 16, 2018 7 ‘Mission ... ‘U.S. Troops Not Leaving Syria (Continued From Page One) He ordered a missile strike against Shayrat Airbase in Syria’s Homs Province on April 7, 2017. He claimed back then that the air field had been Until Goals Accomplished’ the origin of a suspected sarin gas attack on the town of Khan Shaykhun in Syria’s Idlib Province on April 4, 2017. WASHINGTON (Dispatches) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Syria turned over its entire chemical stockpile under a deal negotiated by Haley said on Sunday that the United States would not pull its troops out of Russia and the United States back in 2013. Syria until its goals were accomplished. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Haley Washington, London and Paris said their aggression was in response listed three aims for the United States: to last week’s alleged chemical attack in the Damascus suburb town of ensuring that chemical weapons are not used in any way that pose a risk to U.S. Douma, which they blamed on the Damascus government. interests, that Daesh is defeated and that there is a good vantage point to watch what Iran is doing. It is our goal “to see American troops Iran’s ... come home, but we are not going to leave (Continued From Page One) until we know we have accomplished those things,” Haley said. “Over the past 6-7 years, such adventurist moves have always existed Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump’s declared “Mission but they have failed each and every time. However, the betrayal of certain Accomplished” hours after missile Muslim countries in such a dirty game of politics will be etched in the strikes on Syria with the help France and the UK, but questions remain memory of faithful masses.” unanswered on what was actually the mission and its possible achievement. A protester burns an U.S. flag outside the U.S. Embassy in Athens on April 14, 2018 during a rally against The U.S.-led military action, he said, begs the question why the three The strikes hit three sites -- one in the American military intervention in Syria. Syrian capital, Damascus, and two in the countries launched the attack, after all. city of Homs -- which President Donald Damascus on April 7. The attack chemical weapons arsenal, without sovereignty. “These three countries claim that the Syrian government used chemical Trump claimed were “associated with purportedly took place in the former producing any evidence. In condemning the U.S.-led attack, the chemical weapon capabilities” of the terrorist-held town of Douma in Eastern The strike has drawn global outcry Assad insisted on Saturday that the arms days ago, and that Syria managed to drive terrorists from the outskirts Syrian government. Ghouta. since it was carried out before the missile strikes would only strengthen The aggression, however, was limited Haley’s warning comes after international chemical weapons his nation’s resolve to keep its fight of Damascus thanks to these very weapons,” he said. to a single night, with U.S. Defense American, British and French forces watchdog could probe the incident. against Western-backed terror groups Secretary James Mattis saying it was a fired over one hundred missiles at the The attack also drew immediate and and “crush terrorism in every inch of the “However, the Syrian and Russian governments have denied the allegation Arab country on Saturday. fierce condemnation from Syria as nation.” “one-time shot” to send a strong message and called on international circles to look into the case.” to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The American military described that well as China, Russia Iran and Iraq, The U.S. has reportedly around 2,000 The Syrian government has rejected attack as “precision strikes” on three accusing Washington, London and Paris troops stationed in Syria working as Larijani said the military action was taken hastily without first waiting for claims that it was behind the suspected targets in Syria that it falsely claimed to of deliberately violating international “advisers” to U.S.-backed militant chemical attack near the capital be associated with the country’s alleged law and blatantly breaching Syria’s groups fighting the Syrian government. the results of a possible probe to be published. The “chemical attack” scenario, he said, was just a pretext to launch the Zionist Regime to Free 200 African Migrants missile attack, and the main reason behind the military action was the latest developments on the ground in Syria. Awaiting Deportation “The area around Damascus had been a den of terrorists for years with the AL-QUDS (Dispatches) – The But with negotiations continuing program, but Zionist Prime Minister deported. help of major countries and some rogue regional states. They would fuel Zionist regime will release about 200 over a deal with Uganda, the regime’s Benjamin Netanyahu has come under The regime’s supreme court, jailed African migrants in the absence of interior ministry — which has faced pressure from his right-wing voter base however, has issued temporary insecurity in Damascus with modern weapons,” said Larijani. a final deal to deport them and thousands court challenges by rights groups over to expel thousands more. injunctions to give more time for “What the Syrian army did recently was to purge the area, something that more Eritrean and Sudanese men who the detentions — issued a statement on On Friday Uganda acknowledged petitioners to argue against the plan. entered the occupied territories illegally, Sunday saying it would begin releasing for the first time that it was in talks On Tuesday the regime’s state sponsors of terrorists wouldn’t believe could materialize in a short the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. the migrants. to take in some 500 migrants, though representatives told the court that The regime has been trying to The regime says the 37,000 migrants it said it would only accept people an envoy was in an African country period of time. So, the Saudis shamelessly made their resources available finalize an agreement with Uganda to in Israel are job seekers and that it has who left voluntarily and not by forced finalizing a deportation deal after take in the migrants, who came into every right to protect its borders. The deportation. an arrangement with Rwanda fell to the Americans and urged them to bombard Syria, believing they would the Israeli-occupied territories on foot migrants and rights groups say they The Zionist regime started handing through. be able to change the equation and re-establish the terrorists’ safe haven,” through the Egyptian border over the are seeking asylum and are fleeing war out notices to male migrants from Official documents submitted to the past decade. and persecution. Eritrea and Sudan in January, giving court said authorities have identified he said. Most of the 200 men set for release About 4,000 migrants have left the them three months to take the voluntary close to 8,000 Eritrean and Sudanese were sent to a desert prison in recent occupied territories for Rwanda and deal with a plane ticket and $3,500 or migrants it would potentially deport “That they think they can achieve their objectives with such a brutal and months to await deportation to Uganda. Uganda since 2013 under a voluntary risk being thrown in jail until they are under compulsory expulsion. illegal act is just s mirage,” Larijani added. Scores of Terrorists Killed in Infighting in Northern Syria Since Feb. Saudi ... DAMASCUS (Dispatches) – At least with Tahrir al-Sham after they imposed Hay’at stormed the positions of Syria’s Kafr Ein, Heish, Sahyan, Sheikh Dames, (Continued From Page One) 340 terrorists have been killed in fierce control over Khan Shaykhoun earlier Tahrir Front and captured more regions Kafr Masda, Madhaya, al-Ameriyeh, Tal clashes between Tahrir al-Sham Hay’at Sunday. in Southern Idlib after talks on ease of Aas and the key of hill of Tal Aas. Riyadh has refrained from condemning the move as well as the Israeli (the Levant Liberation Board or the Tahrir al-Sham is now advancing near differences among militants failed in Tahrir further deployed forces in the al-Nusra Front) and the rival terrorist the town of Morek in northern Hama, northern Syria. villages of Ma’ar Tamater, Jabala, Ma’ar carnage of Gazans during “March of Return” protests which began about group of Syria’s Tahrir Front in Hama, taking control over Morek passageway. Tahrir al-Sham and Syria’s Tahrir Zita, Kafr Sajna and Rakaya Sajna three weeks ago as the kingdom has secretly established links with the Idlib and Aleppo provinces since mid- In the meantime, the SOHR announced Front started again exchanging fire in southern Idlib after rival terrorists’ February, the London-based Syrian that a sum of 344 terrorists of Tahrir al- in northern Hama, southern Idlib and withdrawal. Zionist regime. Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) Sham and Syria’s Tahrir Front have Western Aleppo after a several-day In the meantime, Syria’s Tahrir Front reported on Sunday. been killed and many more have been pause in infighting among terrorists. sent more troops and military equipment The event was originally slated to be held in Riyadh, but the venue was Tahrir al-Sham managed to capture wounded in Aleppo, Hama and Idlib Tahrir al-Sham managed to capture to the town of Dar al-Izzah in western the town of Ma’arat al-Nu’aman in since February 20. the town of Khan Shaykhoun and the Aleppo to face any possible attack by relocated to Dhahran after Yemeni troops and Ansarullah fighters targeted southwestern Idlib after heavy fighting Earlier reports said that Tahrir al-Sham villages of Sheikh Mustafa, Mowaqa, Tahrir al-Sham.