United States has some 2,000 troops in Syria, mainly traini­ng and advisi­ng both Kurdis­h forces and Syrian ArabsUNITED NATIONS: Syria’s foreign minister on Saturday denounced US, French and Turkish forces operating in his country as “occupying forces” and demanded that they leave immediately. Addressing the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem, who serves as well as Syria’s deputy prime minister, also called on Syrian refugees to come home, even though the country’s war is now in its eighth year. Moualem said the foreign forces were on Syrian soil illegally, under the pretext of fighting terrorism, and “will be dealt with accordingly.”“They must withdraw immediately and without any conditions,” he told the assembly. US launches missiles at Assad’s airbase in SyriaFrance has more than 1,000 troops on the ground in the war-wracked country. “We have called upon the international community and humanitarian organizations to facilitate these returns,” he said.

Source: The Express Tribune September 29, 2018 18:56 UTC