The Syrian Foreign Minister has described a raid by American special forces inside Syrian territory as "criminal and terrorist aggression" in a solo press conference following the cancellation of a joint appearance with David Miliband.
Amid a rapidly escalating diplomatic row between Washington, London and Damascus, Walid Muallem warned that, if the US was to launch further cross-border raids, Syria would defend its territory.
Mr Muallem was meant to have held a joint press conference with Mr Miliband following pre-scheduled talks in London but, amid rapidly-escalating fallout following news of the US operation, which killed eight people, it was cancelled.