Damascus Says U.S. Encouraging Massacres in Syria
Syria on Tuesday accused Washington of encouraging more massacres in the strife-torn country and of meddling in its internal affairs.
"The U.S. administration is pushing forth with its flagrant interference in Syria's internal affairs and its backing of armed terrorist groups," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
"U.S. statements distort the truth and what is happening on the ground while encouraging armed terrorist groups to carry out more massacres... not only in Al-Haffe but throughout the country," it added.
The Syrian regime does not recognize the 15-month popular uprising, and labels armed rebels and protesters alike as "terrorists" working to destabilize the country.
The foreign ministry said that U.S. officials had made "exacerbating statements" against Damascus in parallel with "the escalation of violence by terrorists on the ground".
The Americans "turn a blind eye to the perpetrators of brutal acts" and "engage in a media hoax, siding with armed men... who commit murders and kidnappings and who vandalize public and private property," the statement said.
It added "the Syrian government reaffirms its adherence" to U.N.-Arab envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan and "will not allow armed groups and their supporters to attack or threaten the U.N. observers or prevent them from completing their task."
Source: Agence France Presse
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