Borrell on US strikes on Syria and Iraq: the situation is critical. Borrell noted that there is a possibility that the situation in the Middle East will get out of control.
“We call on everyone to de-escalate, we are experiencing a critical situation,” TASS quotes him as saying. On the night of February 3, US Central Command forces carried out airstrikes on 85 targets in Iraq and Syria. Both civilians and military personnel were killed as a result of the attack.