(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "The Syrian government has control over Syria's internal affairs and the kind of operations by armed gangs in Syria against the civilians proves to the international community that they are mercenaries and their goal is not defending the Syrian people," Alexey Plotnikov told Russia Today satellite television channel.
Plotnikov, an expert at the Security Committee of the Russian Duma, said the Syrian opposition is spending the money that they receive through fighting and carrying out what they are ordered to do
He added that changing the current situation in Syria requires the opposition to seriously engage into dialogue and negotiations if they really care for the destiny of the Syrian people as using force will lead to nowhere.
The Russian official stressed Moscow's continued support for Syria to prevent it from getting to where other Arab states have reached.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.
In October, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Bashar al-Assad started a reform initiative in the country, but Israel, the US and its Arab allies are seeking hard to bring the country into chaos through any possible means. Tel Aviv, Washington and some Arab capitals have been staging various plots in the hope of stirring unrests in Syria once again.
The US and its western and regional allies have long sought to topple President Assad and his ruling system. Media reports said that the Syrian rebels and terrorist groups have received significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks, a crime paid for by the Persian Gulf Arab states and coordinated by the United States.
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