Syria says it's determined to take back the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and has slammed US President Donald Trump for backing Israeli sovereignty there. 9News
Damascus has condemned US President Donald Trump's statement that it's time to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, vowing Syria would recover the area using "all available means".
Syria's allies Russia and Iran also upbraided Trump for the comment he made on Thursday, which marks a dramatic shift in US policy over the status of a disputed area that was captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed in 1981 - a move not recognised internationally. Syria's state news agency cited a foreign ministry source on Friday as saying Trump's statement showed "the blind bias of the United States" towards Israel."The Syrian nation is more determined to liberate this precious piece of Syrian national land through all available means," the source said, adding that Trump's statement was "irresponsible" and showed "contempt" for international law.
Iran said the statement was illegal and unacceptable, and Russia said a change in the status of the Golan Heights would be a direct violation of UN resolutions.Related Articles
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