TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Speaker of the People�s Council of Syria Hadiya Khalaf Abbas took a swipe at the US for trying to upset the situation in her country whenever the Syrian Army wins a new victory in the battle against terrorists.





The US claims to be fighting against terrorism, but in fact it is backing terrorist groups, Khalaf Abbas, who is in Tehran on an official visit, said Monday at a joint press conference with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.

She added that while the Syrian military forces continue to make gains in the fight against terrorist groups across Syria, as in Aleppo, the US keeps intensifying hostile measures against the Damascus government.

The Syrian parliament speaker arrived in the Iranian capital on Monday at the invitation of Larijani. At a meeting before the press conference, the two speakers discussed a range of issues including coordination of Tehran-Damascus partnership in countering terrorism.



Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist groups, including Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL), currently controlling parts of it.

According to a report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research, the conflict has claimed the lives of over 470,000 people, injured 1.9 million others, and displaced nearly half of the country�s pre-war population of about 23 million within or beyond its borders.

By Tasnim News Agency