Damascus asks UNSC to prosecute Turkey for aiding terrorists in Syria

Damascus officially asked the UN Security Council (UNSC) to prosecute Turkey and other countries which help terrorists infiltrate Syria. In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and to the Head of the UN Security Council, Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari said that such conduct is a brazen violation of the resolutions of the international guiding bodies, including the resolutions of the UN Security Council, Voice of Russia reported. “The Turkish authorities are systematically offering help in supplying arms to terrorists operating in a number of districts, including Bab- el-Hava, Fauz, Hirbat -el-Jaus, the Gazala Village, Tel- ed-Dahab, Atima, and some others. They support the groups which every day carry out terrorist attacks against the Syrian people, government buildings, and other infrastructure facilities”, the diplomat wrote. According to him, terrorists attack hospitals, educational establishments, Muslim and Christian shrines, diplomatic missions, and even children at schools and school buses. The conflict in Syria started in March 2011, when sporadic pro-reform protests turned into a massive insurgency following the intervention of western and regional states. The unrest, which took in terrorist groups from across Europe, the Middle-East and North Africa, has transpired as one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent history. As the foreign-backed insurgency in Syria continues without an end in sight, the US government has boosted its political and military support to Takfiri extremists. Washington has remained indifferent to warnings by Russia and other world powers about the consequences of arming militant groups.