According to him, the United States and Turkey maintain an illegal military presence in northern Syria, reports TASS.
Muallem added that the American and Turkish sides "are so arrogant that they are discussing the creation of the so-called security zone in northern Syria, as if it was about creating such a zone on American or Turkish soil."
“This is a violation of international law and the UN Charter,” said the head of the Syrian foreign affairs agency.
Muallem also said that in Idlib, terrorists keep Syrians "as a human shield."