Assad: Western strikes act of aggression

Syrian President Bashar al-assad told a group of Russian lawmakers on Sunday that Western missile strikes on his country were an act of aggression.

The Russian lawmakers met with Assad after the United States, France and Britain launched missile strikes on Syria in retaliation for a suspected poison gas attack a week ago, Reuters reported.

Russia, which is helping Assad fight terror groups, immediately condemned the strikes and called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

“From the point of view of the president, this was aggression