Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 06:55 PM
DAMASCUS, (SANA) - Syrian Arab Republic on Tuesday sent a letter to the UN Secretary General and Head of Security Council on the act of aggression carried out by the US inside Syrian lands on the 26th of October that claimed the lives of 8 innocent citizens.
The letter stated that on 26th October, at 16.45, four US helicopters coming from Iraq violated the Syrian airspaces in al-Boukamal area ( al-Sukariah Farm) targeting a civilian building and firing at workers inside the building, leading to the killing of 8 citizens.
The martyred citizens were identified as Daoud Mohammad al-Abdullah and his 4 sons, Ahmad Khalefa, Ali Abbas and his wife in addition to wounding another citizen. Later, the US helicopters returned back to Iraq.
Syria condemns this act of aggression perpetrated by the US occupation forces.
This act of aggression represents a dangerous violation of the Syrian sovereignty and the UN principles and conventions.
Syria, at the same time, calls on the Iraqi government to investigate into the backgrounds and reasons of this aggression and to assume its responsibilities to prevent using its lands as a launch-pad in violation of the Arab League convention.
"In this regard, we refer that this unjustified act of aggression comes at a time when the Iraqi and US sides recognize Syria's efforts exerted to preserve Iraq security and prevent any illegal infiltrations into its territories," the letter added.
It said that this act of aggression perpetrated by the US forces against Syrian civilians indicates to the US administration's determination to go on in its policies that brought to the region nothing but killing and destruction.
The letter concluded by saying that the Syrian Government expects from the Security Council and UN member countries to assume responsibilities to prevent reoccurrence of such dangerous violation and hold the aggressor responsibility for killing Syrian innocent citizens to keep security and stability in the Middle East.
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