US blames Russia, Syria, Iran’s Hezbollah for ongoing Syria conflict

2/16/2018 8:17:53 AM

 

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Nikki Haley the US Permanent Representative to the UN

Orient Net. Feb. 15, 2018-The US Permanent Representative to the UN on Wednesday said it is time for Russia to use its influence over the Syrian regime for peace in Syria.

Haley told the Security Council that Russia was responsible for lack of adherence to the de-escalation zones and the removal of all chemical weapons from its ally Assad.

'Russia was supposed to guarantee adherence to these de-escalation zones to help the political process. But then again, Russia was also supposed to guarantee that all chemical weapons would be removed from Syria,' Nikki Haley said at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

“Instead we to see the Assad regime continue to bomb, starve and yes, gas, civilians,” Haley said, adding, “Russia can push the regime to commit to seeking a real peace in Syria ... now is the time for Russia to use that leverage.”

“The Assad regime has become a front for Iran, Hezbollah, and their allies to advance the irresponsible and dangerous agenda for the Middle East. On every front of this conflict, we find fighters imported by Iran from Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan,' she said, referring that Hezbollah is also directly behind the atrocities committed by Assad regime.

Ultimately, we must recognize that the Assad regime does not want peace unless it’s peace on their terms – a peace in which every person in Syria who opposes the regime is murdered, tortured, starved, imprisoned, or forced to flee the country,” she added.