BEIRUT: Syria rejected as "fabricated" U.S. accusations that its forces are targeting civilians with airstrikes and said Washington would do better to criticize hardline ISIS militants who have killed American citizens.
The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it was "horrified" by Syrian government bombings in Raqqa province which it said had killed "dozens of civilians and demolished residential areas."
"The Syrian Arab Army does not target civilians and will not do so," state news agency SANA quoted Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi as saying late on Thursday.
He said Washington got its information from "terrorist organisations" in Syria such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda's Nusra Front.