US and allies support terrorism says Syrian minister

Syrian foreign minister Walid al-Moualem accused the U.S. and its allies of supporting terrorism in his country.

In a report by Al Jazeera, the minister made the announcement to the UN general assembly on Monday. He also said that Syria has been facing “organized terrorism” for over a year referring to allies of the opposition to the ruling regime.

Moualem said that peace action is required not only by Syria itself but by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Libya and others to stop arming and financing rebels. He also said that calls for Bashar al-Assad to step down are a blatant interference in Syrian domestic affairs.

The U.S. and France have championed for a regime change in Syria while Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are believed to be arming rebels in the conflict.

An estimated 30 000 people are believed to have died since the conflict began in March 2011.

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