Russia’s UN envoy urges organization to prove Aleppo air strikes continue
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin criticized the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O’Brien who accused the Russian and Syrian forces in indiscriminate bombing of the Eastern Aleppo. Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council, the diplomat asked O’Brien to provide evidence of continuing air strikes. Churkin recalled that last week, “in...
Lavrov: US, Russia to carry out joint air strikes in Syria
The United States and Russia have agreed to carry out joint air strikes in Syria if a newly agreed ceasefire holds for a week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. “We will jointly agree on strikes against terrorists to be carried out by the Russian and American air forces. We have agreed on the zones in which these strikes will be carried out,” said Lavrov. The truce, agreed after a day of marathon talks in...
Russia calls for air strikes at IS positions in accordance with law
Moscow calls for delivering air strikes at positions of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization (banned in Russia) in strict accordance with international law, the Russian Foreign Ministry said today. “Russia has always stressed the importance of decisive actions aimed at destroying ISIL (former name of IS) and other terrorist groups, no matter where they are, in strict accordance with the norms of international...
Air strikes kill 150 militants fleeing Fallujah
Iraqi officers say air strikes destroy 260 IS vehicles, at least 150 militants fleeing Fallujah. Air strikes on jihadist fighters fleeing after their defeat in Fallujah have destroyed more than 260 vehicles and killed at least 150 militants, Iraqi officers said Thursday (June 30). The strikes began late Tuesday as hundreds of vehicles carrying weapons and ammunition attempted to leave the Islamic State group’s last positions...
Russia intensifies strikes on Nusra Front oil sites – military official
Russia has intensified air strikes against the Nusra Front militant group’s oil producing and smuggling sites, a senior military official told a news conference on Friday. Sergei Rudskoy, head of the General Staff’s main operations command, also said that a further delay by the United States to differentiate between moderate Syrian opposition fighters and militant jihadists threatens the Syrian peace...
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