Military statement: A number of civilian and military martyrs in U.S. new aggression near borders with Iraq

Damascus, SANA- US occupation forces launched on Saturday a blatant aerial aggression on a number of sites and towns in the eastern region of Syria, near Iraqi borders.

“US occupation forces launched on Saturday a blatant aerial aggression on a number of sites and towns in the eastern region of Syria, near Iraqi borders, leaving many civilian and military martyrs, inuring others and causing huge damage to private and public properties,” a military statement announced.

The statement added that the region targeted by the U.S. attack eastern of Syria is the same where the Syrian army fights remnants of daesh terrorist organization, and this affirms that the US is involved and allied with this origination.

“The US aggression today dawn has no justification, but it is an attempt to weaken the Syrian army’s capability to fight terrorism,” the statement added.

It stressed that the US forces’ occupation of parts in Syria couldn’t continue, and the General Command of the Army and Armed forces is determined to fight terrorism and liberate all Syrian territories from terrorism and occupation.

Mazen Eyon