“In Syria, we have seen a troubling escalation of Russian military activities”, Stoltenberg said.
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Russian Federation has used cruise missiles as well as air strikes in Syria.
A Russian warship launching a cruise missile in the Caspian Sea during a strike against Islamic State group’s positions in Syria.
A Syrian military source told AFP that regime forces had advanced in a key mountain range.
“We must save this vitally important Arab country from collapse, division and chaos”, he said.
Watchdog Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack was launched in the Ghab Plain in western Syria.
Washington and its allies who want Assad to leave power have accused Moscow of using a campaign against Islamic State as a pretext to target Assad’s other enemies, many of which receive help from countries that oppose him.
The Russian government said on Wednesday that it launched 26 cruise missiles, hitting targets in the Syrian provinces in the north and northwest.
Speaking at almost the same time, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said, “Russia’s joining the struggle against terrorism on Syria’s territory will lead to changes in the region and the whole world”, in remarks relayed by Russia’s Tass news agency.
“Any professional knows that during these operations we always fix the target before and after impact”.
There was no immediate reaction from Tehran.
He also said that Carters’ words demonstrate the degree of cynicism among “some of the representatives” of the current USA government.
“This will have consequences for Russian Federation itself which is rightly fearful of attacks …” “We will assess the latest developments and their implications for the security of the alliance”.
Russian Federation faced global criticism in recent days after its aircraft strayed into Turkish airspace.
Heavy fighting was reported in areas of Idlib, Hama and Latakia provinces, where a coalition of rebels – including the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front – operates.
Meanwhile, the U.S. announced it had carried out 20 air strikes in Syria and Iraq against militants from Islamic State.
Government troops in Syria are fighting terrorists on the ground and getting support from Russian warplanes droppings bombs from above. “The clashes also killed 11 (rebel) fighters”, he said in a statement, adding that the numbers were expected to rise as more casualties were confirmed.
“Otherwise one would have to acknowledge that IS facilities – located at a considerable distance from each other – exploded all by themselves,” Konashenkov said.
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Hreitan is controlled by a group of Islamist rebel factions including Nusra. “Or is defeating Islamic State our major objective?”
