The Syrian government "calls on the United Nations to investigate into the actions and practices of the United States, which threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Syria and aim to liquidate the Syrian people, contradicting the objectives and principles of the UN,” Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad stated at a press conference in Damascus, SANA reported.

"The Army will down any jet that launches an assault on Syria and that is not a mere threat… we are able to get rid of terrorists when the West stops supporting them,” Mikdad said

"The US wants to prolong the military conflict in Syria," the diplomat said. "We have information that the Americans released from captivity one thousand militants, who were part of ISIS formations in Raqqa and Deir ez Zor."