Syria is regarded as an important country and a keylink in the [anti-Israeli]resistance [front] and all [states] have the duty to stand bythe great Syrian government and nation in theUS proxy war, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri said in a Sunday meeting with top commanders and officials of Irans Armed Forces.
He added that the creation of the ISIL terrorist group was a result of the US state terrorism aimed at spreadingIslamophobia.
The Iranian commander said implementing theplan to createthe"New Middle East,"making changes to serve the Israeli regimes illegitimate interests, undermining regionalnations resistance and awarenessas well asdestroying the culture and civilization of regional countries in cooperation with bullying powers in the region are among other objectives behindcreation of the ISIL Takfiri group.
The modern world now faces a new form of the greatest act ofstate terrorism whose destructive consequences will definitely affect [the countries] outside the region and the governments sponsoringit as well, Jazayeri added.
The Iranian commander said Syria is currently facinga ruthless war waged by the US, Israeli regime, some European states and reactionary regional countries.
However, he added, Syrias resistance over the recent years clearly indicatesthat the brave Syrian nation is determined to resist and enemies will undoubtedly have no option but to retreat.
Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence fueled by Takfiri groups has so far claimed the lives of over 222,000 people, according to the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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People inspect the rubble of collapsed buildings following a reported airstrike on May 24, 2015, in al-Sukari neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo. AFP[/caption]The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says over 7.2 million people have been internally displaced, and more than 3 million have been forced to flee the country.
The Takfiris currently control parts of Syria and Iraq. They have threatened all communities, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians, Izadi Kurds and others, as they continue their atrocities in Iraq and Syria.
By Press TV
