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State Dept. Admits Russian Airstrikes Targeting Terrorists, Not Opposition
State Dept. Admits Russian Airstrikes Targeting Terrorists, Not Opposition
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A State Department official told reporters on Tuesday that the US government conceded that recent Russian airstrikes are being directed against Daesh and its... 22.03.2016, Sputnik International
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State Dept. Admits Russian Airstrikes Targeting Terrorists, Not Opposition
20:47 GMT 22.03.2016 (Updated: 10:50 GMT 06.08.2022) A State Department official told reporters on Tuesday that the US government conceded that recent Russian airstrikes are being directed against Daesh and its affiliates and not the Syrian opposition.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US government conceded that recent Russian airstrikes are being directed against the Islamic State (Daesh) and its affiliates and not the Syrian opposition, a State Department official told reporters on Tuesday.
“Those Russian airstrikes that are occurring are actually occurring against Daesh and al-Nusra… and not against the opposition," the official stated.
