DAMASCUS, (SANA)_The Syrian Foreign Ministry said that armed terrorist groups have been present in Syria ever since the onset of events, killing innocent civilians to inflame sentiments and make cheap gains on the regional and international levels.
In two identical letters sent to Chairman of the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-general, the Foreign Ministry said ''Those who have been arming these groups have denied this over the past months…The use of arms by these groups has resulted in deaths and injuries among the law-enforcement members and the army, as well as destroying scores of public and private facilities, not to mention vandalizing oil and gas pipelines and railways."...
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