{"id":70245,"date":"2016-02-24T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T05:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=70245"},"modified":"2016-03-02T14:08:10","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T12:08:10","slug":"wide-condemnation-of-terrorist-bombings-in-homs-and-damascus-countryside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=70245","title":{"rendered":"UN Security Council condemns terrorist bombings in Homs and Damascus Countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA- The two brutal terrorist bombings in Homs and Damascus countryside on Sunday brought a wide condemnations from different countries and figures around the world.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Security Council<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UNSC condemns the terrorist bombings\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>UN Security Council (UNSC) strongly condemned the terrorist bombings that hit last Sunday al-Sayyeda Zeinab area in Damascus Countryside and al-Zahra Neighborhood in Homs city, claiming the lives of at least 130 people.<\/p>\n<p>The UNSC also called for resuming the inter-Syrian dialogue in Geneva as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry sent two identical letters to the UN Secretary-General and the head of the Security Council on the terrorist bombings, demanding that the Security Council and the UN Secretary-General condemn these terrorist crimes immediately and sternly, in addition to demanding that UNSC take immediate deterrent and punitive measures against the states that support and fund terrorism, particularly Saudi Arabia and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>More than 130 civilians were killed and hundreds were injured including a large number of children and women in a series of terrorist attacks that targeted al-Sayyeda Zainab city in Damascus Countryside and al-Zahra neighborhood in Homs City last Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Spain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Spain condemns bombings\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe Spanish government vehemently condemned the terrorist bombings, that hit last Sunday al-Sayyeda Zeinab area in Damascus Countryside and al-Zahra Neighborhood in Homs city claiming the lives of at least 130 people, expressing condolence the families of the victims.<br \/>\nThe Spanish Foreign Ministry said, In a statement, that the Spanish government hopes that all those responsible for such heinous crimes would be brought to justice as soon as possible, stressing the need for continuing the efforts of international cooperation to combat the terrorist organization of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and eliminating its criminal atrocities.<br \/>\nThe Spanish government renewed call for finding a political solution to the crisis in Syria and its support to the efforts exerted by the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in this regard, urging all sides to implement the cessation of fighting actions in the country except operations carried out against the groups designated by the UN as terrorists as well as facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid to all areas.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Argentina\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Argentina condemns deadly blasts<\/span><br \/>\nThe Argentinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship condemned the deadly bombings perpetrated by ISIS in Homs and Damascus Countryside, offering condolences to families of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry said, in a statement, that Argentina renews its sincere desire to boost counterterrorism and the international security and peace in the framework of respecting the international law and the human rights.<\/p>\n<p>It also expressed support to the UN&#8217;s and the international community&#8217;s efforts to consolidate the mechanisms related to the cessation of the fighting actions in Syria as to facilitate the inter-Syrian dialogue.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Chile<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chilean Government condemns .. couldn\u2019t be justified in any way<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Chilean Government strongly condemned the terrorist bombings which hit al-Sayyeda Zainab city in Damascus Countryside and al-Zahra residential neighborhood in Homs City last Sunday, expressing deep condolences to the families of the innocent victims.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement published on its website, the Chilean Government said that these terrorist attacks couldn\u2019t be justified in any way, and that there shouldn\u2019t be any place for any form of terrorism practiced by the terrorist organizations which are affiliated to al-Qaeda.<\/p>\n<p>The Chilean Government stressed that these coward acts will hinder the efforts exerted by the international community to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria led by the Syrian people without any foreign dictations, hailing the deep-rooted historic relations binding Syria and Chile.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Iraq<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned on Tuesday the criminal terrorist bombings \u00a0which took place last Sunday in Damascus Countryside and Homs, extending its deepest \u00a0condolences and sympathy to the brotherly Syrian people, particularly the families of the \u00a0martyrs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe terrorist groups&#8217; determination on targeting holy areas and civilian neighborhoods is an evidence of their ideological anomaly, lack of basic human values and deviation from the values of all divine religions, as well as, their clear and despicable goals of sowing division between peoples of the region.\u201d The ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry called on the need for exerting more efforts for bringing peace to Syria, away from international interest and regional wills, in a way that would secure the security, dignity of the Syrian people and spare Syria the scourge of war and destruction.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UN Secretary General condemns <\/span><\/p>\n<p>In New York, the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, condemned the terrorist bombing attacks which committed by ISIS in al-Sayyida Zeinab town in Damascus Countryside and Homs city on Sunday and claimed the lives of tens of citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose responsible for these atrocious and deliberate attacks on civilians must be held accountable.\u201d Ban said on a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary General extends his deepest condolences to the bereaved families and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured, the statement posted at the UN website read.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Egypt<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned the terrorist bombings which claimed dozens of lives in in Damascus Countryside and Homs, expressing sincere sorrow and offering condolences to the families of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Ahmed Abu Zaid, said in a statement, SANA got a copy, that &#8220;Egypt unequivocally condemns all acts of terrorism and calls upon the international community to intensify efforts to put an end to this phenomenon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Russia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Russian MFA \u00a0condemns and\u00a0urges the international community to properly respond<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, in Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry vehemently condemned the terrorist attacks that hit Homs and Damascus countryside and urged the international community to properly respond to these attacks.<br \/>\n&#8220;Moscow strongly condemns the inhumane attacks of terrorists. We are offering our sincere condolences to the families of the dead and are wishing the soonest recovery to the injured. We are confident that such disgusting and criminal acts require an appropriate principled reaction of the international community,&#8221; the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is important to thwart attempts of the attempts of ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist groups to escalate tensions inside and around Syria by further instigation of inter-confessional feud,&#8221; the Ministry added said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cruel crimes of the extremists aim at intimidating the civilian population and undermining attempts to achieve lasting political settlement of the Syria crisis in the interests of all Syrians and efforts to stop violence and bloodshed,&#8221; the Ministry stated.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Iran<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Terrorist bombings in Syria target innocent people and political solution<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Tehran, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hussain Jaberi Ansari vehemently condemned \u00a0the terrorist bombings that rocked Homs city and al-Sayyida Zeinab Sunday, claiming lives of dozens.<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference held Monday, Jaberi Ansari said that these terrorist atrocities target the innocent and seek to foil any political process that serve the Syrian people, stressing that the terrorist organizations do not need a political solution to the crisis in Syria but rather they work on igniting the situation every time a political solution looms.<br \/>\nHe clarified that the success of the political process in Syria requires the firm and serious confrontation of terrorism and the elimination of terrorists because they do not want any solution to the crisis in Syria.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">New York<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UN envoy strongly condemns bombings in Damascus and Homs<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has strongly condemned bombings in two Syrian cities on Sunday that resulted in more than 100 people killed or injured, including children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/terrorist-attacks-al-Sayyida-Zeinab-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70168\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70168 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/terrorist-attacks-al-Sayyida-Zeinab-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"terrorist attacks-al-Sayyida Zeinab 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/terrorist-attacks-al-Sayyida-Zeinab-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/terrorist-attacks-al-Sayyida-Zeinab-1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a statement attributable to his spokesperson, the UN envoy, de Mistura, condemned \u201cyet another set of car bomb and suicide explosions in Damascus and Homs cities which killed and injured today over 100 people, including children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De Mistura said in the statement that ISIS claimed responsibility for the \u201cterrorist acts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">United States\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">US condemns terrorist attacks in Homs and Damascus Countryside<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The US State Department strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attacks which took place in Damascus and Homs in Syria on Sunday, wishing a speedy recovery to the wounded and expressing condolences over the victims.<\/p>\n<p>The US Deputy Department Spokesperson Mark C. Toner said in a statement on Monday that &#8220;ISIS terrorism has targeted innocent people from around the world: from Damascus and Baghdad to Paris, Brussels, and Ankara. It will take a united and global effort to destroy this terrorist organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Czech\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Czech Foreign Ministry condemns terrorist bombings in Homs and Damascus Countryside<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Czech Foreign Ministry condemned the terrorist bombings which took place on Sunday in al-Sayyida Zeinab town in Damascus Countryside and in Homs city.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry expressed in a statement via twitter on Monday its deep condolences to the martyrs\u2019 families.<\/p>\n<p>English Bulletin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA- The two brutal terrorist bombings in Homs and Damascus countryside on Sunday brought a wide condemnations from different countries and figures around the world. Security Council UNSC condemns the terrorist bombings\u00a0 UN Security Council (UNSC) strongly condemned the terrorist bombings that hit last Sunday al-Sayyeda Zeinab area in Damascus Countryside and al-Zahra Neighborhood &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6987],"tags":[8878,8869,1724,2338],"class_list":["post-70245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-arabic-international","category-latest-news","tag-czech-foreign-ministry","tag-iran-condemns","tag-tehran","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70245"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=70245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/70464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=70245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=70245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=70245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}