MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Last week, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which includes the Kurdish People's Defense Units (YPG), supported by Washington started an operation to liberate Daesh-occupied Raqqa from jihadists.
“The Syrian leadership said, and the Americans have been informed of this stance, that if the coalition coordinates its operations [in Syria] with the Russian Aerospace Forces, then Syria would not voice protest. They will consider that they [US-led coalition] are our partners in the fight against terrorism,” Lavrov said during a live linkup on kp.ru.
Russia has conducted an aerial campaign in Syria since September 2015 after the official request by the country's president, Bashar Assad. On March 14, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to withdraw most of the country's military aviation after accomplishing its objective in the fight against terrorism.
