“The Russian government sought clarification over inaccurate newspaper reports concerning RAF rules of engagement in Iraq”, a Foreign Office official told Interfax.
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Calling the report in the London Sunday Times “worrying”, Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko said in a statement issued by the embassy, “We have urgently requested explanations from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office”.
Ali Akbar Velayati who was speaking to Al-Alam TV Network’s “From Tehran” aired Friday night, said that Russian Federation cooperated with Iran in Syria in fighting terrorist groups, a thing western sources mentioned as well; “we do not deny working with Russian Federation in Syria and Iraq; we are friends and allies of Syria and Iraq”, he added.
RAF pilots have been told to avoid contact with Russian jets at all costs and both United States and British mission control teams will do their best to keep them apart.
He has also expressed concerns that Russian forces were not discriminating between Islamic State militants and others fighting the Syrian president.
The military attache visited the Russian Defense Ministry on October. 11.
Moscow insists the military action is against IS targets.
The initial report was published by The Daily Star and The Sunday Times.
British and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation aviators received the go-ahead to take down Russian jets over Iraq, neighborhood news confirmed, remarking major justification resource on Sunday.
The Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Tornado combat aircraft are said to be equipped with up to four Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles (ASRAAM) to shoot down a Russian jet they encounter. At the same time, RAF does not participate in the anti-ISIS coalition strikes in Syria. “Whose morale are they meant to raise?”
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“Assad should leave and the Saudis will continue strengthening and supporting the moderate opposition in Syria”, the source said.
