Moscow: US seeks forming armed opposition to impede Syrian peace process

The Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Friday that the US is involved in the training and formation of a US-controlled armed opposition created from the defeated pro-Daesh forces.

In a statement, the Russian center pointed out that the Syrian forces have killed a number of militants in al-Tanf area and found banners and emblems of an armed opposition group, trained by US instructors at al-Tanf training camp to form ‘The New Syrian Army’, Russia Today channel reported.

“The main aim of the terrorists is to conduct sabotage operations in the provinces of Damascus, Homs and Deir ezzor to draw the attention of the Syrian army that is conducting an operation against al-Nusra in the Idlib province,” read the statement.

The statement noted, citing refugees who had managed to flee the US-controlled al-Tanf zone, that “the militants were planning a breakthrough operation in the nearest future.”

“These facts show the involvement of the US in the training and formation of a US-controlled armed opposition to impede the Syrian peace process”, the statement further noted. (MENA)