His statement appeared to be the first time Moscow said it was actually supporting Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s opponents in the fight against ISIL forces. Mr Putin said last month the Russian air force had hit several “terrorist” targets provided by the Free Syrian Army.Western and Arab states carrying out air strikes against ISIL for more than a year say that Russian jets have mainly hit other rebel forces in the west of Syria.
“The work of our aviation group assists in uniting the efforts of government troops and the Free Syrian Army,” Mr Putin told an annual meeting at …read more
Source: The National
