In a statement released on Thursday, Hezbollah offered its deepest
condolences to families of the victims of Wednesday’s Daesh bombings and
shootings, the worst bloodshed in Sweida since the conflict erupted in 2011.
Four bombers had targeted Sweida City while others had hit small villages and
shot residents in their homes.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has put the death toll at
246.
Hezbollah said that the terrorist attacks "show that regional and
international forces continue to use these criminal gangs to achieve their
malicious and aggressive goals.”
The assaults, it said, come "in the wake of the recent victories by Syria and
its allies, especially in the south of the country.”
The resistance group further denounced the collaboration between
anti-Damascus militants and Washington, saying US occupation forces are actually
participating in the terrorist crime against Syria and its people, Press TV
reported.
In a meeting with Russia’s special envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev in
Damascus on Wednesday, Assad lashed out at the states that are backing terrorist
groups in Syria.
"Today’s crime shows that countries supporting terrorism are trying to
breathe life back into the terrorist organization to keep it as a card in their
hand that they will use to achieve political gains,” he said.
"These attempts will only succeed in… shedding more innocent blood,” he added.
UN official denounces terrorist attacks
Additionally on Wednesday, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian
Coordinator for Syria Ali al-Za’atari denounced the Daesh attacks in Sweida.
He also reaffirmed the UN's firm stance on protecting civilians and
infrastructure in Syria amid the war.
Over the past few months, Syrian forces have made sweeping gains against Takfiri
terrorists who have lately increased their acts of violence across the country
following a series of defeats on the ground.
Source: IQNA