South Africa urged the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria‚ Dr Staffan de Mistura‚ “and parties negotiating in Geneva to throw their weight behind the peace process” following Monday’s terror bombings in Syria.

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s Clayson Monyela on Wednesday said “Syrians deserve a peaceful future and that future is being built in Geneva” of the negotiations to broker a cessation of hostilities.

“The South African government joins the world community in condemning these dastardly acts of terror and calls on all peace-loving mankind to do everything to defeat terrorism and extremism‚” he added.

He said the “Syrian people are under a dark cloud of mourning” after the bombings that in Tartous and Jableh which killed at least 78‚ most of the victims being women and children.

“What is more horrifying is the incident in Jableh where‚ having killed scores at the main entrance of the bus station in Jableh city and near the city’s electricity directorate‚ the terrorist group dispatched a suicide bomber to follow the injured into the emergency ward at Jableh National Hospital‚ where he blew himself up killing some of those injured earlier‚ as well as hospital staff.”

“It’s no wonder that terror groups like the so-called Islamic State and Japhat Al Nusra Front were isolated and excluded from the ceasefire and the current peace process.”

— TMG Digital