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Syria's Ja'afari blasts U.S. over air strikes

Published: 19 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 01:50 am

Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations and head of the government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari (C) speaks during the Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez statue unveiling event at the entrance of the Venetur Hotel Convention Center, venue of the 17th Non-Aligned Summit in Porlamar, Venezuela September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Marco Bello

MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela: Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said on Sunday air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition on the Syrian army that he said killed 83 soldiers and injured over 100 could not be a "technical error."

Ja'afari was speaking in an interview with broadcaster Telesur on the sidelines of a summit in Venezuela.

Moscow stepped up its war of words with Washington on Sunday, saying the air strikes threatened the implementation of a U.S.-Russian ceasefire plan for Syria and bordered on connivance with Islamic State. 

Reuters