Russia, Syrian “patriotic” opposition agree on joint action against ISIS, Nusra front
Opposition fighters at the frontline on the outskirts of Kfar Lata, a ghost village in the Idlib province countryside of Syria, in October 2013. Photo AP.
Sputnik International reports:
[…] The Russian Defense Ministry has established contacts with leaders and field commanders of a number of patriotic Syrian opposition groups, which prioritize the country’s integrity despite being opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad, [Andrei Kartapolov, a senior Russian General Staff official] said, adding that Moscow hopes that this would help to resolve the Syrian conflict.
“In the framework of a broader international coalition on the fight against terrorism in the Middle East, we have established contacts with leaders and field commanders of several opposition units. These patriotic groups which, despite fighting government forces for four years, hold the idea of preserving Syria as a united sovereign state, free from ISIL and other terrorists of all sorts, higher than their political ambitions. We hope that this step will become a turning point in the resolution of the Syrian conflict.”
The Russian Aerospace Forces and the Syrian opposition have reached an agreement on joint action against terrorists, he said.
According to Kartapolov, the Russian air group deployed in Syria has already coordinated joint anti-terrorism efforts with the Syrian opposition by establishing reliable data exchange channels.
He emphasized that “this close cooperation allows us to unite efforts of the government troops and other patriotic forces in the Syrian Arab Republic, which had been in opposition earlier, to present a united front against a common enemy — international terrorism.”
He added that the Russian Aerospace Forces had hit 24 terrorist targets, the coordinates of which had been provided by the Syrian opposition.
“Today, the Russian Federation carried out 12 sorties against 24 terrorist targets using high explosive munition and high-precision KAB-500 bombs in the areas of Tadmur, Deir ez-Zor, Itria, and eastern Aleppo. The coordinates of all these objects were provided to us by representatives of the opposition.”
A terrorist command center, an ammunition depot, 10 strongholds and 12 artillery positions were destroyed as result of the Russian airstrikes on targets based on data shared by the Syrian opposition forces.
He noted that Russia has “repeatedly expressed readiness to cooperate with all Syrian patriotic forces fighting against ISIL and Nusra Front terrorists.” […]
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Good these people need to become part of the solution for their country fight the mercenaries who would divide the country and leave them in a worse position.
Here are some posts from the comments section of SLOVENIA’s national broadcaster on 2 November 2015 under the article that reported about Russia attacking ISIS around Palmyra and that the western media claim that Russia hit several hospitals but there is no solid evidence about this (my rough translation of the post from Slovene to English):
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The West is again criticising Russia for hitting ISIS. Go go Russia, give ’em hell! 😀
— 97 thumbs up, 9 thumbs down
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So the propaganda campaign in the media continues. Are there any news, will anyone go on trial for killing the doctors of MSF [in Kunduz]?
— 90 up, 2 down
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This is the first time that I support the Russians and not the Americans. 🙂
— 88 up, 7 down
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In short, the ‘evil’ Russians are bombing the ‘innocent’ terrorists again.
— 63 up, 1 down
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The author of the above article insinuates that Russia bombed down Palmyra and that it is “difficult to assess the consequences”.
Contrary to the claims in the article, the Russian ministry of defence is not ‘defending’ itself. It is rather reporting documented facts which undermine the claims in the western media.
The political orientation of the author of the article is clear. The taxpayers want impartial objective reporting without unnecessary insinuations.
— 45 up, 1 down
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[Note that people have to be registered posters to be able to recommend comments. On domestic political issues, the posters’ votes / recommends on this website are usually quite evenly divided between left and right.]
Link to the article (in Slovene language): http://www.rtvslo.si/svet/rusija-napadla-polozaje-is-ja-okoli-starodavne-palmire/377732
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Go Putin set those people FREE from war. Let them go home, I know they will be happy to finally have a home to come back to. Thank You Mr. Putin. the world loves you.
how very annoying for the US……!