An official source at the Foreign Ministry expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the injured.
The official stressed “the necessity and importance of respecting Syria’s sovereignty and its territorial safety”.
HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday telephoned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Bilateral co-operation and issues of mutual interest were reviewed.
Official media in Damascus reported that helicopter-borne troops from Iraq launched an assault on a building site in Al Sukkiraya village, which lies 8km from the border on the Euphrates river and close to the Iraqi town of Al Qaim.
