Russia’s military said it was told by the Syrian army that at least 62 soldiers were killed in the Deir el-Zour air raid and more than 100 wounded.
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The jet came down in the Jebel Tharda area which overlooks the government’s Deir al Zor military airport, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the Syrian conflict now in its sixth year, said.
Moscow stepped up its war of words with Washington yesterday, saying the air strikes threatened the implementation of a US-Russian ceasefire plan for Syria and bordered on connivance with Islamic State.
Konashenkov says Moscow still has not been able to contact the US -backed opposition to coordinate cease-fire efforts despite Washington’s assurances.
The air raid by the US -led coalition killed dozens of Syrian soldiers and led to a harsh verbal attack on Washington by Damascus and Moscow.
Power said Zakharova should be embarrassed by that claim.
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If confirmed, it would mark the first known direct American strike on forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Syrian government warplanes and special forces on Sunday destroyed several positions of ISIS in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour.
“This comes from the problems the U.S.is facing on the Syrian track – they still can not separate the so-called healthy part of the opposition from the half-criminal and terrorist elements”, Putin said during a trip to Kyrgyzstan.
USA and Russian military leaders were then set to coordinate airstrikes against IS fighters and those of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, which are not parties to the truce.
Earlier in the day, Syria’s national TV said tens of civilians evacuated the rebel-held areas in Aleppo city, as part of a renewed government call on civilians and armed men to leave the besieged rebel-held areas in Aleppo.
A statement from US Central Command said the coalition conferred with the Russian military before the strike.
“If we determine we did indeed strike Syrian military personnel, that was not our intention, and, we of course, regret the loss of life”, she said.
The United States-led coalition conducted an airstrike in Syria that hit and killed up to 90 Syrian Army soldiers on Saturday.
The United States has apologised for an air strike against Syrian government forces fighting the Islamic State group.
The US expressed “regret” over the airstrikes to Russian Federation, which on Sunday said the attack could place the delicate Syrian truce, in place for less than a week, under threat.
The head of Fateh al-Sham Front, which changed its name from Al-Nusra Front after renouncing its ties to al-Qaeda, said late Saturday that “neither we nor rebel groups will allow the siege of Aleppo to continue”.
Tensions between Moscow and Washington are escalating. But Churkin said an aid convoy was expected to head to eastern Aleppo Sunday morning.
Churkin said timing of the USA strike was suspicious, coming as the two countries were attempting to forge a lasting cease-fire deal, and questioned whether it was truly a mistake.
Russian Federation said the United States was being obstructive and deceptive regarding the airstrike.
Rebels have also accused Russian Federation of using the ceasefire to give the Syrian army and allied Shi’ite militias a chance to regroup and deploy forces ready for their own offensives.
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The U.N. has accused Assad’s government of obstructing aid access to the contested city.
