SANA � Adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution in the field of defense industries Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan stressed that terrorists in Idleb should be eliminated as they constitute a threat not only to Syria, but to the security of the region.

Answering a question on the anticipated battle of Idleb in an interview with Russia Today TV, Dehghan said that �terrorists shouldn�t be left moving towards other areas, but they should be eliminated in Idleb because they will threaten security wherever they are.�

He reiterated that the US military presence in Syria is illegitimate and it violates the international law because it didn�t came upon a request by the Syrian Government, affirming that Iran will continue to support Syria on different levels.

R. Jazaeri