Homs attack: Iran says US complicit in Daesh crimes in Syria
Iran has condemned Friday's brutal attack by the Daesh terrorist group in the central Syrian province of Homs, saying the United States is complicit in the continuation of the acts of terror in the war-ravaged country.
"The current policies and approaches of the American regime indicate the continuation of this regime's double standards in dealing with international issues, including the battle against terrorism," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani said on Saturday.
He reiterated the importance of providing the Syrian government with effective international support to help it fight the remnants of Daesh and other terrorist groups.
"The US government, as one of the founders and supporters of the Daesh terrorist group and a government that has an illegal military presence in a part of Syria's territory, is complicit in the continuation of the crimes by this group and the continuation of insecurity in Syria," Kan'ani said.
At least 53 citizens, who were truffle hunting, were killed in the Daesh attack on the southwest of the town of al-Sokhna in the desert east of the city of Homs on Friday, state television reported.
The victims included 46 civilians and seven soldiers, said Dr. Walid Odeh, director of the General Authority of Palmyra National Hospital.
The Friday attack was the deadliest attack by the outfit since January last year when the terrorists stormed a prison in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh in a bid to free fellow Takfiris.
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