Damascus Condemns Ankara's Decision to Extend Military Presence in Syria, Iraq
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A senior official in Syria's Foreign Ministry says the policies of Turkey's President have begun to form a direct threat to the peace and security in the region and the world.
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Syria demands the international community to question Turkey on the war crimes it has committed
An official source in Syria's Foreign Ministry stated that Syria strongly denounces the Turkish Parliament's new decision to extend the use of Turkish Armed Forces in Syria and Iraq for two years.
The source told Syria's SANA that the Turkish leader's policies create a direct threat to the stability and security in the region and the entire world amid the ongoing military attacks on Syria in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
The source noted that Syria reserves its right, guaranteed by international law, to defend its independence, sovereignty, and the unity of its land, and to take all relevant practical and legal measures to repel the Turkish aggression and free all of Syria's soil.
The source demanded the international community to question this regime for its war crimes and aggression against Syria, calling for recompensing the Syrian government for all the losses caused by these practices against Syrian civilians, infrastructure, public and private property, natural resources, and historical heritage.
The Turkish Parliament extended permission for the use of the Turkish Armed Forces in Iraq and Syria for two years until October 2023 during a session held on Tuesday. This decision was supported by lawmakers from the ruling Justice and Development Party, as well as the nationalist Party of the National Movement. The opposition Republican People's Party and the pro-Kurdish People's Democracy Party were against the decision.
Turkey has so far launched four military operations in Syria since the beginning of the war: Operation Shah Euphrates in 2015, Operation Euphrates Shield in 2017, Operation Olive Branch in 2018, and Operation Peace Spring in 2019.
