Raymond Thomas
The United States has no legitimate reason to be in Syria, where Washington without the permission of Damascus conducting military operations. On Friday, July 21, said us General Raymond Thomas, RIA Novosti reported.
“The day is near when the Russians will say: “Why are you still in Syria, the United States?”. They were already close to it. We went in there justified, but if the Russians will play this card, then when we want to stay, will not be able to do that,” said Thomas.
On 20 July, the Director of the CIA Mike Pompeo said that Russia is involved in Syrian Affairs, in particular, because “he wants to annoy the US”. According to the American, he has no clear evidence that Moscow is actually seeking to defeat the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia).
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, commenting on the Pompeo said that the existence of U.S. military bases in Syria has no legal basis and added that Russia, unlike the United States, its military bases in Syria from anybody does not hide.
The international coalition led by the United States acts in Syria since September 2014. The operation is performed without the consent of Damascus. The Russian military operation in Syria began in September of 2015, following the official request from the government of the Republic.