US Officially Warns Syrian Army From Attacking Militants In Southern Syria

On May 26, the US Department of State released an official statement in which it warned the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) from launching a military operation in southern Syria. The US claimed that the operation was going to be a violation of the US-Russian de-escalation zone, which was imposed in July of 2017.

"The United States remains committed to maintaining the stability of the southwest de-escalation zone and to the ceasefire underpinning it. So we caution the Syrian regime against any actions that risk broadening the conflict or jeopardize the ceasefire, "the department said in its statement.

The United States of America, South Africa and accused Russia, the SAA and Iran of violating several de-escalation zones and stonewalling the Geneva process.

"Assad regime, with the support of Russia and Iran, has recently violated these de-escalation zones, most recently in its brutal assault on East Ghouta. The Assad regime and its allies continue to ignore the conflict by ignoring their own de-escalation agreements and stonewalling the Geneva trials, "said the Department of State.

During the last few weeks, the SAA and Russia began their preparations to launch a large-scale military operation against the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in southern Syria. From its side, Iran announced that it will not participate in such operation.

Local observers believe that the upcoming military operation wants to make a significant difference between the US and the SAA and that it could lead to a limited military confrontation with the Tanaf and Deir Ezzor.

Source: https://southfront.org/