Syria accused the United States of meddling in its internal affairs and of encouraging the armed groups to carry out more massacres across the country.

Syria accused the United States of meddling in its internal affairs and of encouraging the armed groups to carry out more massacres across the country.

The Syrian foreign ministry issued a statement on Tuesday in which it said the “US administration is pushing forth with its flagrant interference in Syria's internal affairs and its backing of armed terrorist group.”

"US statements distort the truth and what is happening on the ground while encouraging armed terrorist groups to carry out more massacres... not only in Al-Haffe but throughout the country,” the statement added.
The foreign ministry also said that Washington had made "exacerbating statements" against Damascus in parallel with "the escalation of violence by terrorists on the ground".

The Americans "turn a blind eye to the perpetrators of brutal acts" and "engage in a media hoax, siding with armed men... who commit murders and kidnappings and who vandalize public and private property," the statement said.

It added "the Syrian government reaffirms its adherence" to UN-Arab envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan and "will not allow armed groups and their supporters to attack or threaten the UN observers or prevent them from completing their task."