Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic

Damascus, 27 August 2025 – The Syrian Arab Republic expresses its utmost condemnation and denunciation of the attack carried out by Israeli occupation forces’ drones, which targeted a unit of the Syrian Arab Army near the city of Al-Kiswah in the Damascus countryside, resulting in the martyrdom of six Syrian Arab Army soldiers.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates affirms that this attack constitutes a grave violation of international law and the UN Charter, and represents a blatant breach of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic. It also comes within the framework of the repeated aggressive policies pursued by the Israeli occupation with the aim of undermining security and stability in the region.

While Syria reiterates its adherence to its legitimate right to defend its land and people in accordance with the provisions of international law, it calls upon the international community, particularly the Security Council, to shoulder its legal and moral responsibilities in putting an end to these repeated aggressions, and to compel the Israeli occupation authorities to cease their ongoing violations against Syria, its people, and its national institutions.