Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi accused the West of inventing excuses to intervene and warned that the country would become a "graveyard" for any invaders.

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi accused the West of inventing excuses to intervene and warned that the country would become a "graveyard" for any invaders.

"Western countries, starting with the United States, are inventing fake scenarios and fictitious alibis to intervene militarily in Syria," he said, quoted by state television.

"Syria will be the graveyard of the invaders," he added.

"Syria will defeat the international terrorism and conspiracies that target it and will strongly get out of the crisis." the Syrian PM stressed.