DAMASCUS, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Syria expressed its strong condemnation and absolute rejection of the incursion of Turkish and US forces in the vicinity of Manbij city as it stressed that it is more determined to free the entire Syrian territory from any foreign presence.

“Syria expresses its strong condemnation and absolute rejection of the incursion of Turkish and US troops in the vicinity of the city of Manbij, which comes in the context of the continued Turkish and US aggression against the Syrian sovereignty and territorial integrity,” an official source at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement to SANA.

The source added that the Syrian people and the Syrian Army which made successive achievements against terrorist groups, are more resolute to liberate the entire Syrian soil from any foreign presence and preserve the sovereignty and unity of Syria.

The source concluded its statement by saying that Syria calls on the international community to condemn the US and Turkish aggressive behavior, which constitutes a flagrant violation of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

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