"It is completely illogical to say that the Russians are bombing the Syrian opposition… The Nusra Front, whom some European media outlets call Syrian opposition, might also be targets of the airstrikes, but calling them moderate opposition is a stretch, because they are radical Islamists who haven’t been blacklisted yet," Qadri Jamil, a leading member of Syria's People's Will Party, said.
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jets, Su-24M and Su-34 bombers commenced precision airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIL) targets in Syria September 30, following a request from Syrian President Bashar Assad.
All airstrikes have been carried out based on intelligence collected by Russia and Syria, including during aerial reconnaissance missions. According to the Defense Ministry, the Russian aircraft have been fitted with equipment allowing them to conduct "absolutely precise" airstrikes against ISIL throughout Syria.
Earlier in October, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riad Haddad confirmed that Syrian Army strikes, supported by the Russian Air Force, were carried out against armed terrorist organizations and not political opposition factions or civilians.
