Russia has said it intends to perform airstrikes against ISIS to help Syrian opposition forces, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavorov announced.
Lavorov also blasted Washington for failing to coordinate their anti-terror campaign with Moscow, saying, “We are ready to back the patriotic opposition, including the so-called Free Syrian Army, with our air support. However, Washington is refusing to inform us of the locations of the terrorists and where the opposition is based”.
Rt.com reports:
“The most important thing for us is to find people who will be true representatives of the armed groups who will confront terrorism among other things,” he added.
Combat report: Russian Air Force carries out 53 sorties, strikes 72 targets in Syria https://t.co/QDOkcANj7U pic.twitter.com/WNz7MxamWl
— RT (@RT_com) October 22, 2015
Syria talks should be more ‘representative,’ include Iran, Egypt – Moscow https://t.co/jxAr2A9Wwx pic.twitter.com/yYEVNlAm7O — RT (@RT_com) October 23, 2015
Russia launched airstrikes targeting positions of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants in Syria on September 30 following a formal request from President Bashar Assad. As of October 23, Moscow’s air force has destroyed 819 IS targets in 934 sorties, according to Defence Ministry.