US soldiers patrol a village in the countryside of the city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, near the Turkish border, on July 23, 2022.
(DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP)
DAMASCUS – The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of US forces from Syria.
In a statement, the ministry said the US presence in Syria was illegal and demanded an end to the US support to the Kurdish-led militias, which the ministry said served the US interests in Syria.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry said the US presence in Syria was illegal and demanded an end to the US support to the Kurdish-led militias, which the ministry said served the US interests in Syria
Meanwhile, the ministry condemned the theft of Syrian oil by the US forces, saying that "the continuation of US despicable policy of stealing Syrian oil across the Syrian-Iraqi border and transporting it to northern Iraq represents piracy and an attempt to return to the outdated colonial times."
It further said that the US practices run counter to international law and UN charters, demanding the UN Security Council to condemn the act.
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The ministry also said Syria reserves the right to get compensation from the United States for the losses it caused and the oil it plundered.