Russia: US-led coalition violates deconfliction protocols in Syria

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
27 Jun 2023 23:56
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The deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria reports 10 violations by the US-led coalition in Syria.

American soldiers in Syria on February 13, 2021 (AFP)

Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said the US-led coalition in Syria continues systematic and targeted violations of deconfliction protocols.

"Systematic, targeted violations of deconfliction protocols by the US-led so-called 'International Anti-Terrorist Coalition' continue. During the past day, at least 10 cases of violations related to the flights of unmanned aerial vehicles of the coalition were recorded," Gurinov told a briefing.

On June 22, Gurinov said that the US-led international coalition which illegitimately occupies parts of Syria's northern territories is continuing to commit gross violations of deconfliction protocols and of the Air Safety Memorandum in Syria.

"Gross violations of the deconfliction protocols and the bilateral Memorandum on Air Safety in Syria by the US-led so-called international coalition continue. Violations are purposeful and systematic. Over the past day, 18 cases of violations related to the flights of drones and aviation of the coalition were recorded," Gurinov told a briefing, noting that terror attacks against Syrian troops and civilians have increasingly become frequent.

"Cases of terrorist attacks against the Syrian military and the civilian population have become more frequent. In June, 47 violations of the ceasefire were recorded, of which 24 were only in the past week," Gurinov said, adding that there has been the activation of destructive forces that will "seek to destabilize the situation in government-controlled areas" of Syria.