Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro affirmed that "Venezuela, its government, and its people stand with Syria in its fight against terrorism and the states that sponsor it," during a phone call with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad on Monday evening,

Maduro emphasized that "the American West is attempting to weaken Syria due to its significance in the region, through its national sovereignty and independent decision-making."

In response, the Syrian president stressed that "the destiny of independent nations is to confront the American West's schemes against them," adding that "defeating terrorism is the most critical challenge in resisting these plans."

Terrorists in Syria using US technology, help from Kiev with UAVs

According to a source close to the Syrian special services, members of terrorist groups were able to capture Aleppo thanks to Ukrainian advisors who assisted them with drones as well as the use of advanced US technology such as satellite navigation and electronic warfare systems.

The source told RIA Novosti that the terrorists have no experience with such technology and it " would not have been possible to master it without advisors from Ukraine, the Islamic Party of Turkistan and Syrian officers (who went over to the terrorists' side)."

The assaults were managed using advanced technology given by the Americans, according to the source, who also stated that the Syrian army's communications were disrupted by sophisticated electronic warfare equipment.

"The assault groups and drones were equipped with encrypted GPS devices and extensive use of artificial intelligence so that the use and navigation of attack UAVs and kamikaze drones could take place from a long distance," the source detailed.

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