Top Iranian, Syrian Armed Forces’ Commanders Discuss US Missile Strike against Al-Shayrat Airbase

During the conversation on Sunday, General Baqeri condemned the US strike, and described it as a violation of the international laws and a clear aggression against an independent country.

He also referred to the chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun region of Idlib province as a suspicious plot against the Syrian government and nation, and said an impartial international group should scrutinize and investigate the issue and find the culprits behind it.

General Baqeri warned that the White House and its allies are attempting to reinvigorate the terrorists, and added, “The Islamic Republic of Iran’s nation and Armed Forces see support for the Syrian resistance and those who fight against the Takfiri terrorists that are supported by the arrogant powers as an honor and rest assured that the Syrian government and nation will finally achieve victory against the terrorists.”

Also, General Baqeri and his Russian counterpart Valery Vasilevich Gerasimov in a phone conversation on Saturday blasted the US cruise missile attacks on a strategic airbase in Syria’s Homs province.

“Fight against terrorism will continue unabated nevertheless; the chemical episode was suspect and we believe an independent fact-finding committee should look into the issue and provide clear information as to the perpetrators of the horrible act,” the top Iranian and Russian generals underlined over the phone.

The remarks by General Baqeri and his Russian counterpart came in reaction to 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from a US warship at Syria’s al-Shayrat airbase to destroy the Arab country’s fighter jets.

Both sides condemned the US action as blatant violation of the territorial integrity of a sovereign nation which sought to hit the collective will of Iran and Russia in successfully bringing about stability in the country and to provide leverage to terrorist groups who had been in their zenith on the ground in Syria.

Dozens of people were killed in a chemical attack in the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun in the Northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday.

The United States and its allies were quick to accuse the Syrian government forces of carrying out the attack. The Syrian army said, however, that “it has never used them (chemical weapons), anytime, anywhere, and will not do so in the future.”

The US warships deployed to the Mediterranean Sea carried out an airstrike on an army airbase near Homs by firing some 60 Tomahawk missiles at the Shayrat airfield southeast of Homs early Friday.