Iran urges Syrian army to free "strategic" Idlib province
Xinhua,April 12, 2018 Adjust font size:
TEHRAN, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Akbar Velayati, on Thursday expressed hope that the Syrian army will liberate Idlib province from the rebels, Press TV reported.
Following Syria's victory in Eastern Ghouta, the Arab nation's army will hopefully liberate Idlib, the major rebels bastion, Velayati said at a press conference in Damascus on Thursday.
He underlined the strategic significance of Idlib and hoped the northwestern province would be "liberated soon."
"East of the Euphrates is also a very important area. We hope big steps would be taken in order to liberate this area and expel the occupying Americans," Velayati said.
The Iranian official made the remarks following a meeting with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Thursday.
Iran, as the major regional ally of the Syrian government, has vowed to Syria's government against the rebels and foreign forces. Enditem