DAMASCUS: Russian officials on Friday (Saturday in Manila) blamed US airstrikes against infrastructure utilized by Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria on Thursday.

“We urge Washington to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria,” said Maria Zakharova, spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry. She denounced any attempt to turn the region into an “arena for settling geopolitical scores.”

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