(MENAFN) Syria's Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, has criticized the illegal presence of foreign soldiers in the nation and demanded that they leave immediately.
As per Syria's official SANA news agency, Mekdad made the comment while addressing the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, noting, "The unlawful presence of foreign forces in Syria must end immediately and unconditionally."
"Countering terrorism," the Syrian top diplomat highlighted, "does not mean occupying other people's land, establishing a safe zone, or backing terrorists."
Since 2014, US soldiers have been actively involved in Syria under the pretense of battling the Takfiri terrorist organization Daesh. Washington has kept soldiers in Syria since 2017, despite the fact that the Arab country and its allies vanquished the terror group that year.
Meanwhile, several reports and regional officials have pointed to the United States' assistance in transporting Daesh personnel around the area and even airlifting supplies to the group.
The US military has stationed personnel and equipment in northeastern Syria, with the Pentagon stating that the deployment is intended to keep the area's oil deposits out of the hands of Daesh. Damascus, on the other hand, claims that the deployment is intended to steal the country's vast riches.
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