It said that expanded coordination between the United States and Russian Federation would be channeled through a Joint Implementation Group, based in the vicinity of the Jordanian capital Amman.
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Kerry was due to arrive later Thursday in Moscow, a close ally of Assad’s government that launched air strikes in support of regime forces last September.
The document, published by The Washington Post, calls for joint bombing operations, a command-and-control centre and other synchronised efforts.
In an interview with NBC News, President Assad said winning the war depended on “many factors” including “how long are the supporters of the terrorists are going to keep supporting them?”
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a media conference at European Union headquarters in Brussels on Monday, June 27, 2016.
Later this week Kerry will travel to Moscow where he will meet with senior Russian officials to discuss a range of issues, including the cessation of hostilities in Syria and efforts for Syria’s political transition.
Pentagon officials are pushing back against the Obama administration’s plan to strengthen military cooperation between the United States and Russian Federation in the fight against terrorist groups in Syria.
But there has been little progress towards a resumption of talks that had been expected to take place this month.
He said Colvin was responsible for her death because she entered the country illegally.
The Russian military has even attempted to recruit Syrian rebels allied with the U.S.to join its side in the Syrian conflict.
Anton Lavrov, an independent Russian military analyst, said he’s skeptical about the chances of success for an accord as Islamist rebel groups, in particular the Army of Islam, are in tactical alliance with Nusra, which means that Russia will continue to target them. Humanitarian aid deliveries are sporadic and grossly insufficient. Several temporary and regional truces have followed, though none have ended the violence that has killed as many as a half-million people since 2011, contributed to a global migration crisis and spawned IS’ worldwide expansion.
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Each government has expelled two of the other nation’s diplomats in recent days, following a scuffle between an American diplomat and a Russian security guard outside the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
