Alwaght- Grand Mufti of Syria Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun says leading Western countries have sent criminals from dozens of countries to destroy Syria.
According to Syrian news agency, SANA, the senior Islamic cleric made the remarks in the Russian capital, Moscow on Friday adding that , “the United States, Britain, and France have sent criminals from dozens of countries to Syria to murder Syrians, destroy the Syrian civilization, and topple mosques and churches, noting that there’s data showing that there are camps in Turkey for training terrorists from Chechnya, Dagestan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan, where the US trains terrorists then sends them to Syria.”
Mufti Hassoun pointed out that Syria today is “paying the tax” for preserving its dignity and freedom and for defending its unity and independence from international terrorism that threatens the region and the whole world.
He said that the extremist plot in Syria seeks to destroy the state where more than 21 religious sects coexist, adding that the so-called “friends of Syria” sought to destroy Syria by issuing a Security Council resolution under Chapter Seven, but Russia and China prevented them from doing so.
The Mufti also pointed out to the propaganda war waged by mass media outlets against Syria, and now against Russia due to its firm position against the West’s attempts to hijack decision-making in the world by force.
Hassoun warned against the toxic anti-Russian propaganda, asserting that Russia’s military operations in Syria defend Russia itself and all the Syrians, not a single group or sect, noting that Russia has been trying to bring the “opposition” to dialogue with the government for three years, but the Untied States and some Arab states consistently derailed these efforts.