Moscow Says US Military Again Showed Their Uselessness On Northeastern Syria

Clearly, neither the Americans nor the local Kurdish government are able to ensure reliable security in northeastern Syria, in areas under their control, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department Alexey Zaitsev side on Thursday.

The successful ISIS attack on Al-Sinaa prison was yet further evidence of the failure of the US military that, according to official Washington, are there to put an end to ISIS. Several hundred terrorists who are now at large undoubtedly pose a security threat not only to Syria, but to other countries in the region and beyond as well. The legitimate Syrian authorities will now face the additional dangerous challenge of neutralising a significant number of escaped gunmen who are capable of wreaking much havoc.

"We reiterate our position whereby Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be unconditionally respected and the legitimate authorities must reinstate control over all regions of that country after the foreign military contingents, that are deployed there illegally, pull out of Syria. This is the only way to finally eliminate the presence of international terrorism in Syria and to ensure sustainable stability and security in and around Syria," he said.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry put out an official statement on January 22 in connection with the developments in Al-Hasakah, calling the ISIS attack and the response by the Syrian Democratic Forces crimes that led to the tragic loss of life and the mass exodus of local residents, as well as to the significant destruction of civilian infrastructure. Damascus used the same language to describe the US actions, emphasising “barbaric” nature of the US air raids. The statement emphasises that despite the difficult circumstances caused primarily by the Western sanctions on Syria, the Syrian authorities provided every possible assistance and support to the people who fled the area of hostilities. In this context, UN humanitarian organisations, including UNHCR, the WHO and UNICEF, are also called on to make vigorous efforts to immediately help the internally displaced persons, and the UN Security Council to take effective measures to protect civilians residing in northern and northeastern Syria. The United States and Turkey have once again been called on to end their illegal military presence in Syria.