CAIRO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Countries in the Middle East on Friday sent condolences and expressed condemnation of the deadly drone attack that targeted a Syrian military academy on Thursday.
Palestine on Friday condemned the "terrorist" attack against the military academy in Homs, central Syria, which resulted in the deaths of at least 89 military personnel and civilians while injuring 277 others.
In a press statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry extended its condolences to the Syrian people and the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery for the injured.
The ministry affirmed its unwavering support for Syria in its fight against terrorism and expressed confidence in its ability to achieve security, stability, and prosperity.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry also strongly condemned in a statement on Friday the attack, and offered condolences to the Syrian government and people, reiterating its firm rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism and terrorizing citizens.
Egypt urged the international community to intensify efforts to uproot terrorism and dry up its financial sources, the statement added.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Friday offered his condolences to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the deadly attack, and renewed his support for Syrian leadership, army, and people "in their legitimate battle against terrorism in all its forms."
"We feel immense sadness and sympathy for the brave Syrian Arab Army and the families of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack on the military academy graduation ceremony in Homs," Berri said in a letter to al-Assad.
The Algerian Foreign Ministry slammed the drone attack in a statement, sending condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and the injured.
The ministry reaffirmed Algeria's unwavering solidarity with the Syrian government and emphasized its confidence in the resilience of the Syrian people.
Other countries in the region, including Oman, Iran, and Jordan, also expressed their condolences to the Syrian government over the attack.
On Thursday, a drone attack on the Military Academy in Homs killed at least 89 people, including 31 women and five children.
The Syrian government declared a 3-day official mourning period beginning on Friday, during which flags in Syria and at all Syrian embassies and diplomatic missions overseas will be lowered to half-mast.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry issued a statement following the attack on Thursday, calling on the UN and the UN Security Council to denounce the assault.
The ministry pinned responsibility on the United States, branding the attack as "part of the brutal attacks perpetrated by the U.S. occupation-backed terrorist groups to destabilize the situation in Syria."
This incident is part of a rising trend of drone attacks in Syria in recent months, with rebel factions employing drones to target government installations and infrastructure.
Conversely, the Syrian government and its allies have also harnessed drone technology for offensive operations against rebel strongholds.
The Syrian civil war, which erupted in 2011, has inflicted substantial casualties and left the nation fractured, as government forces remain embroiled in conflict with a variety of rebel groups. ■
