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| Russia says Syria 'opposition' guided warplanes to bombing targets |
| 2015-11-04 |
| [AlAhram] Russian jets bombed 24 targets in Syria Tuesday using coordinates supplied by "opposition representatives" -- the first time Moscow has claimed to work with opposition groups since the start of its air offensive. "The coordinates of all of these targets were given to us by opposition representatives," senior military official Andrei Kartapolov said, without specifying which groups Moscow had cooperated with. Kartapolov said Moscow's jets hit targets close to Palmyra, Deir Ezzor, Ithriya and eastern Aleppo with assistance from the opposition, destroying "terrorist" command posts, munition stores and anti-aircraft artillery. Moscow said it had set up "working coordination groups" aimed at bolstering the fight against the IS, but said the identities of those involved were being kept secret. "Such close cooperation will allow us to unite the efforts of the government troops with other patriotic forces in Syria that used to be in the opposition and act as a united front against the common enemy -- international terrorism," the defence ministry said in a statement. Deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said the contact with the opposition groups was "useful", both in terms of "fighting terrorism and promoting the political process," speaking to Interfax news agency. The defence ministry said Tuesday that since the start of the operation it had hit 2,084 targets in 1,631 sorties, including 52 training camps and 287 command posts. It said it has managed to cause "significant losses to the terrorists" and to "undermine their morale." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 The different opposition groups know that after pencilneck goes, the real fight for power begins. Getting some blows in early makes sense to me. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-11-04 11:05 |
| #3 Trade school boy. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-11-04 09:25 |
| #2 One would assume that to be the next logical step. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-11-04 08:48 |
| #1 To be followed by bloody internecine warfare inside Syrian opposition? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-11-04 02:44 |