“In this context, the foreign ministers of Russia and the US agreed to coordinate possible measures to deliver humanitarian aid to the appropriate districts of Syria by air, using military-transport aircraft”, the Russian ministry said.
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The State Department’s Kirby, however, said that Russia’s pledges to end the Syria conflict through political dialogue did not match its military actions on the battlefield, where it continued to bomb opposition positions.
Konashenkov’s accusations came a day after Russian Federation accused Turkey of violating an worldwide treaty by barring a previously arranged surveillance flight over Turkish territory adjacent to Syria and also over air bases used by NATO warplanes.
Syrian government forces and pro-regime fighters entered two Shiah villages today that had been under rebel siege, after advancing in a key offensive around second city Aleppo.
U.N. Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura put the peace talks on hold until February 25 because of the military escalation inside Syria.
Four months of Russian air strikes have tipped the momentum of the war Assad’s way.
The Observatory said the capture opened several supply routes to Daraa, which is divided between government and opposition fighters.
Turkey, which has backed the Syrian rebellion, meanwhile called for the United States to take a more decisive stance against Russian Federation over its intervention in Syria, and said there was no point to peace talks while Russian Federation carried out attacks.
Turkey is a main backer of the Syrian opposition and has long argued that there can be no peace in Syria without Assad’s removal.
Moscow began a campaign of airstrikes against Daesh and other terrorist groups in Syria on September 30 previous year upon a request by the Syrian government.
Speaking ahead of a Syrian donor conference in London, Kerry said he had called his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, for a “robust” discussion on the issue, AFP reported on Thursday.
U.S.-made TOW missiles, or guided anti-tank missiles, are the most potent weapon in the rebel arsenal and have been supplied to vetted rebel groups as part of a programme of military support overseen by the Central Intelligence Agency.
“They (Russian military servicemen) are not taking part in ground operations”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“Moreover, we are recording more and more signs of covert preparations by the Turkish armed forces for active action on Syrian territory”, it said, adding that Russian Federation has ramped up reconnaissance in the Middle East.
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“We must urgently redouble our efforts to prevent the intolerable levels of violence against civilians, ensuring all parties in the conflict bring an immediate end to the ongoing violations of global humanitarian law”, he said.
