Syria denounced presence of foreign troops on its soil as unjustified aggression against Damascus’ sovereignty.

Syria denounced presence of foreign troops on its soil as unjustified aggression against Damascus' sovereignty.

A source in foreign ministry  considered the deployment of French and German special forces in Ain al-Arab and Manbij areas a blatant interference, a flagrant violation of UN Charter’s principles and an overt unjustified aggression on the sovereignty and independence of Syria, SANA news agency reported.

”Commenting on news circulated regarding the presence of groups of French and German special forces in Ain al-Arab and Manbij areas on the Syrian territories, the Syrian Arab Republic vehemently condemns this blatant interference that constitutes a flagrant violation of UN Charter’s principles and an overt unjustified aggression on the sovereignty and independence of Syria,” the source told SANA in a statement.

The source meanwhile dismissed claims that this deployment is a part of counterterrorism process.

"These claims.. cannot delude any one because the "active and legitimate counterterrorism requires cooperation with the legitimate Syrian Government, whose army and people are fighting terrorism on each inch of the Syrian territory providing great sacrifices to cleanse the country of terrorism which constitutes a serious threat to the entire security and stability of the world."

The real intentions of this interference are beyond combating terrorism, the source said, stressing that the countries involved in this action have constituted a main supporter to terrorism since the eruption of the crisis in Syria and hindered any sincere international effort for putting an end to this plague.