MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Last week, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter have agreed to re-establish military-to-military contacts between the countries.
“The channel has been established and dialogue has begun. [The United States] can get appropriate answers to all the questions the Americans want [on cooperation between Russia and Syria],” the source told RIA Novosti.
18 September 2015, 14:41 GMT
Syria has been mired in a civil war since 2011, as government forces loyal to Assad fight several opposition and radical Islamist militant groups, including the Nusra Front and Islamic State (ISIL).
