Raisi: Terrorists supporters responsible for Syria’s deadly attack
Iran says foreign supporters of the terrorists in Syria, including the occupiers of the Arab country, are responsible for a terrorist attack in Syria which claimed the lives of scores of people.
In one of the bloodiest single attacks on the Syrian Army since the start of the foreign-backed war in the country in 2011, nearly 90 people, including women and children, were killed after explosive-laden drones targeted a graduation ceremony in the western city of Homs.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a message to his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad said the continuation of terrorist attacks in Syria in recent months is rooted at the logistic, security and intelligence support of terrorists, with the aim of hindering efforts to establish stability and security in the country.
Giving a breathing space to the Daesh terrorist group, in which they will be able to survive and continue their terrorist attacks in Syria, is aligned with and complementary to the Israeli regime’s aggressions against Syria’s national sovereignty, Raisi said.
The Iranian president added that Thursday’s criminal act showed that the opponents of security, stability and development in the region continue their terrorist and brutal approach in the
country.
Several other Iranian officials also sent condolence messages to their Syrian counterparts.
Syria began burying its dead on Friday, when state media said that 89 had died, including 31 women and five children, with 277 others wounded. The government has declared three days of mourning starting Friday, with flags flying at half-mast.
No group has claimed responsibility for the assault, but the Syrian Army has accused “armed terrorist organizations” of the attack with “explosive-laden drones”, vowing to “respond with full force”.
Homs Province was a key opposition stronghold in the early days of Syria’s conflict. The government regained control over the province in 2018.
Swathes of Idlib Province and areas bordering the provinces of Aleppo, Hama and Latakia are controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, led by Al-Qaeda’s former Syria branch.