"They don’t have horns growing out of their heads. They’re actually pretty nice guys; guys like us," he added.

"We stand with Syria’s religious and ethnic minorities — Christians, Druze, Alawites, and Kurds — and offer condolences to the victims' families. Syria’s interim authorities must hold the perpetrators accountable," US State Secretary wrote on X.

"We will not negotiate under pressure or threat. Negotiation is different from bullying and imposing dictates," he added.

"In the past, Washington's respect for Tehran was reciprocated, its threats were met with threats, and every action has a reaction," he warned.

"Al-Qaeda has always been our proxy force on the ground. They, together with ISIS, have carried out the mission of the United States," Richard Black said. 

In order to "overthrow the legitimate government of Syria," the United States employed proxy soldiers who were the most vile of all terrorists. Something very similar is happening right now in Ukraine," the politician concluded.

“It would just demonstrate that they’ve [Democrats] become as HOPELESSLY MARXIST AND CRAZY as we all know they’ve become by watching their behavior,” Stephen Miller stressed.

"The fall of the House of Assad could well ignite a sectarian war between the Shiites and the majority Sunnis of the region, drawing in Iran which, in the view of Israeli commanders, would not be a bad thing for Israel and its Western allies," the message reportedly read. 

"They come on safari—they get paid. They manage everything quite confidently... In other words, they arrived like they owned the place. They’re running the whole situation," Elena Makhatenco, a refugee from the city, told Sputnik.