Syria says armed groups [CIA/Mossad] behind unrest as West urges gov't to halt violence

Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al- Moallem on Monday accused the international community of turning a blind eye to the fact that armed groups are behind the violence in Syria, as the United States and its Western allies seem determined to accuse Syrian government by urging it to "halt violence immediately." At a press conference held in Syria's capital of Damascus, Moallem charged that the Arabs and their Western backers refused to believe in the existence of armed groups in Syria, but instead "they accuse the Syrian army of committing crimes against the Syrians." Moallem also urged neighboring countries to stop the smuggling of weapons and funds through borders, as well as to stop all campaigns of media provocations by Arab TV channels. He noted that armed and terrorist groups have stepped up their crimes following the withdrawal of the Syrian army and security forces from some cities. Syria has, from the start, accused what it called "armed terrorist groups" of carrying out attacks and crimes against civilians and army personnel with the aim of plunging the country in bloodshed.

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