Tag: Syria: Will fight US-backed militia

NOVANEWS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s political and media adviser, Bouthaina Shaaban The political and media adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says government troops, backed by fighters from allied popular defense groups, will fight any force, including the US-backed militia, to fully liberate the Arab country plagued with terrorism for over six years. “Whether it’s the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), or Daesh or any illegitimate foreign force in the country… we will fight and work against them so our land is freed completely from any aggressor,” said Bouthaina Shaaban in an exclusive interview with Lebanon-based Arabic-language al-Manar television network on Friday. She added that the US-backed SDF forces had managed to capture areas in northeastern Syria from Daesh “wi...