Iran: US and Israel created ISIL--Will defend Syria against US attack
by Joseph
Earnest September 16, 2014
Newscast Media TEHRAN—The chief of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) doubted the
US intention to eradicate ISIL, saying that the US and its allies will
regret any military operation in Syria, Al-Alam Website reported.
"The
Islamic Republic of Iran's policy is to support Syria and this US
action is from a bullying position and is condemned and if it does so it
will regret it," Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Tuesday.
The
general was reacting to the US government's decision to form an
international coalition to fight the Takfiri ISIL terrorists fighting in
Syria and Iraq.
"The US is disappointed with any influential
role to be played by the ISIL and similar groups and it is calling for
this so-called coalition. We doubt if their serious objective is to
annihilate the ISIL," Jafari said. He noted that the US is declaring
war on the ISIL while it continues to support other militant groups
fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Jafari said the enemies are determined to topple the "current ruling government in Syria."
The
general said the US and the Israeli regime created this group in order
to trigger war among Muslims in the Middle East regime and serve as an
obstacle to resistance against Israeli regime.
On Monday,
France hosted a conference, dubbed the International Conference on Peace
and Security in Iraq, to discuss ways of tackling the ISIL terrorists
in Iraq and Syria amid US efforts to form a so-called international
coalition to battle the Takfiri group.
Despite the international
community's emphasis on the importance of Iran’s role in the regional
developments, Tehran was not invited to the meeting in Paris mainly due
to the US opposition.
The US has also announced that Iran will not be a part of its so-called coalition against the ISIL.
Iran has cast doubt over the sincerity of the coalition and reiterated that it has no interest in attending the Paris meeting.
Tehran
has on several occasions voiced support for the Iraqi government since
it began fighting against the ISIL in June. The ISIL terrorists are in
control of some areas in Syria and have captured large swathes of land
in neighboring Iraq.
The Takfiri terrorist groups have committed
heinous crimes and threatened all communities, including Shias, Sunnis,
Kurds, Christians and Izadi Kurds, during their advances. Add
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