MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The possible instruction to kill key leaders of the terrorist group formerly known as the Nusra Front by the United States is welcome news if confirmed officially, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Friday.
"If in fact we are talking abut such a decision, it can only be welcomed," Ryabkov told reporters, noting that he has not yet seen official confirmation of the media reports.
The Washington Post cited US officials as saying Thursday that President Barack Obama ordered the Pentagon to find and kill the leaders of the group linked to al-Qaeda in Syria.
The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) added four individuals linked to the Nusra Front to its sanctions list on Thursday.
Additionally, the OFAC added several Nusra Front aliases, including Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, to its sanctions list.
