McCarthy insisted Thursday that he was not forced to abandon his quest to be the next House speaker. However, Russia’s actions is being criticized as not directed against terrorism but the main objective is to bolster al-Assad’s regime.
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Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter forecast onThursday Russian Federation would soon begin to suffer casualties of its own.
Moscow’s airstrikes against rebel forces could also threaten Israel’s strategic priorities in Syria, compromising the red lines it has established for the many players in the country’s conflict.
“At a time when the rebels are waging fierce battles against the Russian occupiers in Hama countryside, Daesh seizes the Infantry Academy and a number of villages in Aleppo”, said Hadi Abdullah, an activist with close links to the Army of Conquest, a coalition that includes mainstream rebels as well as al-Qaida’s affiliate, the Nusra Front.
Since September 30, Russian Federation has targeted areas it claims are controlled by IS and “other terrorists”.
“They will be part of a more persistent presence by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces, ” he said”.
Upon a question about the remarks from US President Barack Obama over the train-and-equip program for Syrian opposition groups, Erdogan said: “We are in the fire”.
Moscow launched an air war in Syria at the end of last month it said was aimed at the Islamic State group and other “terrorist” organisations fighting in the country’s four-year-old civil war.
“We will assess the latest developments and their implications for the security of the alliance”.
“It’s unacceptable, it’s risky, and it’s reckless behavior and it adds to the tensions”, he told CNN. Hamedani was also reportedly in charge of organizing and commanding the various Iranian-backed Shiite militias fighting alongside President Bashar Assad’s forces.
The Pentagon shares those worries.
In the meantime, Konashenkov said the Russian Defense Ministry’s appeals to foreign counterparts for coordinates of IS facilities had remained unanswered.
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The Kremlin has not received an invitation from Turkey to talks with a delegation of military experts on aviation incidents, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Oct.9, Russian RIA Novosti news agency reported.
