Syria accused the U.S. and its allies on Saturday of colluding with al Qaeda-linked militants to target the the government of Bashar al-Assad, as the aftermath of a string of bombings in Damascus and Aleppo by shadowy militant groups.
“Western countries and the United States, which made alliances to wage wars using the pretext of fighting terrorism, are now making alliances with the terrorists which Syria has been facing,” Information Minister Adnan Hasan Mahmoud said.
The twin car bombing in Damascus on Wednesday which killed 55 raised renewed awareness that, as U.S. officials confirmed months ago, elements of al-Qaeda linked groups have joined Syrian rebels in the fight against the Assad regime. On Saturday, a group calling itself Al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
Elements of the opposition in Syria have denied any connection to the bombings, claiming the Assad regime was behind them. Accusations of ties to terrorism abound, as a Syrian rebel chief this week argued Assad was supporting al-Qaeda-linked groups (an obviously false claim).
But the Syrian government’s accusations against the West do have a kernel of truth to them. The U.S. and its allies are in fact sending aid to the opposition, which even they have admitted contains elements of Islamic extremists and militant groups tied to al-Qaeda.
“This terrorist escalation using booby-trapped cars with tons of explosives to target the Syrian people … is a continuation of the bloody terrorist tactic used between armed groups and al Qaeda, along with the international Western countries that support them with weapons and money,” the Assad regime spokesman added.
The UN force overseeing the conflict in Syria and trying to enforce a ceasefire is at about half of its planned level, at 145 observers. Fighting during the weekend caused the deaths of a reported 15 people.
cnn knows that america has been in syria since last December formenting dissent aiding "the opposition"to destablise the Syrian Govt so as to isolate Iran then israel will become the regional nuclear bastion who will continue its carnage upon the palestinians and others but as a fawning corporate media continues to toe the US israeli line by propagating misinformation that feed american people this rubish.
It is not what Syrian government says, its what US – EU, Saudis, Turkey, Jordanian and Uae have said that they are going to do supporting these elements, arming them, giving then the comunications equipment, putting them on payroll and Etc. which indicating to the fact that these regime are state sponsord terrorists by all means. This act is the last resort for these regimes to prevent the peoples demand for a true and functioning democracy in Syria, non of these (Above) regime are about democracy, non of them are democratic but presenting what is in fact is a falsified doctrain in democracy. This is capitalism democracy, destruction is their agenda, dividing people is another.
Actually, it is both what the Syrian government says and what the FedGov and its minions say. Even if the State Department et al. said nothing, the Syrian government is still to be believed because events take place in general accord with its version of things, and not the other way around.
It is a sad day when a disgusting government like Assad's accuses the US of gross misconduct, supporting terrorism and mass killing of innocents, and it is obviously true.
In a well run US government, heads would roll for this. It is not just a crime, it is bad policy that can only lead to disaster.