A picture taken on November 12, 2018 from al-Qaim in Iraq's border al-Anbar province shows the Syrian border city of Albu Kamal in the Deir ez-Zor region. (File photo: AFP)

A picture shows the Syrian border city of Albu Kamal in the Deir ez-Zor region. (File photo: AFP)

Syria condemns ‘cowardly’ US airstrikes near Syrian-Iraqi border: FM

Syria

Reuters, Damascus

Published: 26 February ,2021: 05:58 PM GST Updated: 26 February ,2021: 06:43 PM GST

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Damascus denounced on Friday Washington’s overnight strike on Iran-backed fighters in east Syria, calling it a “bad sign” from the new administration of US President Joe Biden, state media reported.

Syria “strongly condemns the cowardly American aggression” on Deir Ezzor province, its foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the official SANA news agency.

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