The official’s comments came shortly after Russian Federation and the United States held a third round of video talks to decide rules so pilots don’t inadvertently fly into each other.
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“Literally today, we got an official reply”, Lavrov said Wednesday.
Russian Federation insists it is targeting the Islamic State group and other “terrorists”.
Instead, the USA has been continuing its delivery to rebels of American-made TOW anti-tank missiles. Both the USA and Russian Federation have been involved in the ongoing civil war in Syria, but each country supports different and at times conflicted sides in the multi-factional conflict.
Death from above. The Pentagon says it isn’t in the business of body counts.
In defending the US air campaign, Warren said 70 senior and mid-level ISIS leaders have been killed by USA airstrikes since May, forcing the group to constantly replace that leadership. Officials in Washington maintain that they believe there are 20,000 to 30,000 Islamic State militants in the region.
A Jabhat al-Nusra fighter talks on a walkie-talkie while carrying his weapon on Al-Khazan front line of Khan Sheikhoun, northern Idlib province, Syria, May 17, 2014. We’re keeping our eyes peeled, but we’re more than happy to hear from you.
Chinese media has picked up Russian and Middle Eastern news reports that China would fight alongside Russia in Syria, and that China’s sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, could participate too.
President Barack Obama has not spoken about the Central Intelligence Agency program publicly, but he has said that Russian Federation risks slipping into a quagmire in Syria and is operating from a position of weakness.
Russian Federation has said it would be willing to consider expanding its airstrikes to Iraq but only if it was asked to do so by Iraqi authorities.
Iran wasn’t the only member of the global pro-Assad coalition to announce the death of a senior commander last week. The Iranian-backed group Hezbollah has also sent a fresh wave of fighters to Syria, he told The Associated Press.
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The real punch line is that, contrary to Moussa’s hyperventilation, the Russians are not putting much effort into bombing Daesh (the Islamic State).
