Russia calls banditism the US decision to return troops to Syria

The spokesman for this ministry, Igor Konasenkov, said: “What Washington is doing now, looting and taking control of oil fields in eastern Syria does not belong to the terrorists of I The SIS and the less American defenders against ISIS terrorists, but exclusively the Syrian Republic”.

The true cause of this illegal action from the United States in Syria goes far beyond the ideals Washington has declared and beyond the slogans for fighting terrorism”, the spokesman added.

Moreover, this minister announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has spoken over the phone with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeii, where they discussed the Syria case. We have stressed the need for restraint from steps that endanger the sovereignty and territorial integrity of this country”, it says in the statement.

Otherwise, after ordering the American troops from the border belt between Syria and Turkey, President Trump said he would leave about 300 troops in the southern part of Syria, while Defence Secretary Mark Esper later said some troops would be sent to the southeast of Syria to protect the oil fields, the Express broadcast.