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Golan Heights will 'remain Syrian', President Ahmed al-Sharaa vows at UN

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa  denounced repeated Israeli strikes on his country since the fall of former dictator Bashar al-Assad
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa denounced at the UN General Assembly repeated Israeli strikes on his country since the fall of former dictator Bashar al-Assad. © Timothy A Clary, AFP

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa told the UN Wednesday that the contested Golan Heights region would "remain Syrian" despite ongoing military occupation by Israel. The Syrian leader also used his second turn at the UN rostrum to denounce repeated Israeli strikes on his country.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted at the UN Wednesday that the Golan Heights region will remain Syrian after Colombia last month recognised Israeli sovereignty over the strategically important territory.

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