“These air operations are not being carried out against Daesh,” Davutoglu said after visiting his party’s offices in Istanbul.
“According to the military information we received, Russia has carried out 57 air operations, 55 against moderate opposition and just two against Daesh.”
Russia began air operations in Syria on Sept. 30 after receiving parliamentary approval. The Kremlin claimed the airstrikes, which followed a military build-up in Syria, aimed to support the forces of President Bashar al-Assad, a long-standing Russian ally, against Daesh ( ISIS / ISIL ).
However, Turkey and the West have accused Russia of targeting moderate fighters opposed to Assad, many of which are supported by Turkey and the U.S.
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Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a televised meeting on Wednesday that four Russian warships in the Caspian Sea had launched 26 rockets at ISIS in Syria....
ReplyDeletePutin replied that it was too early to talk about the results of Russia's operations in Syria and ordered Shoigu to continue cooperation with the United States, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq on Syria.
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