The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the "radical Islamist terrorists" behind "massacres" of minorities in Syria and demanded that the interim administration hold those responsible to account, writes VOA.

"The United States condemns the radical Islamist terrorists, including foreign jihadis, that murdered people in western Syria in recent days”, Rubio said in a statement.

"The United States stands with Syria`s religious and ethnic minorities, including its Christian, Druze, Alawite, and Kurdish communities, and offers its condolences to the victims and their families. Syria`s interim authorities must hold the perpetrators of these massacres against Syria`s minority communities accountable".