DAMASCUS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Friday that his country will not forget the stance of Iranian Quds Force Leader Qasem Soleimani in supporting the Syrian army and defending Syria against terrorism.
Assad made the comments in a letter to Iranian top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following the assassination of top military leader Qasem Soleimani on Thursday by a U.S. strike, said state news agency SANA.
"The Syrian people will not forget Soleimani and his standing by the side of Syrian army defending Syria against terrorism and its backers," Assad said.
Meanwhile, the president slammed the assassination as a "criminal act" carried by the United States that highlights "the continuous method of the U.S. in supporting terrorism and fomenting chaos in the region and the world as a whole."
