Iranian Official Slams US, UK for Overlooking Crimes in Syria by Terrorists
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Iran's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Gholam Hussein Dehqani slammed the West, chiefly the United States and Britain, for sending weapons to the armed terrorist groups in Syria, saying they have closed their eyes on the terrorists' crimes there.
Addressing the United Nation's General Assembly, Dehqani said, "There are very horrendous reports about the worst types of crimes being committed, particularly taking advantage of civilians as human shield by the extremists in Syria."
Moreover, he noted, "Shiites, Sunnis, Druzes, and Christians are all victims of the extremist groups and it is very surprising for us how come, during the course of the past two years, no one has expressed worries about the presence of foreign fighter in Syria."
Reminding the US and British UN envoys about the victims of atrocious crimes in Syria, he asked, "Who is concerned about the fate of the victims of these crimes? Where is that accountability of which you speak so much about? Should these extremist groups and their supporters not be held accountable for the criminal acts they commit?"
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs and foreign-backed terrorist groups against not just the Syrian police, border guard and army troops, but also people being reported across the country.
Source: Fars News Agency, edited by website team
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