BREAKING BREAKING: Russian Airstrikes Have Just Begun In Syria -RUSSIA DEMANDS US AIRCRAFT LEAVE SYRIA IMMEDIATELY
MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. Russia will be the sole country that will participate in the operation against the Islamic State in Syria on legal grounds, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. HaTTiP
RUSSIAN FORCES HAVE LAUNCHED A WAVE OF AIRSTRIKES ACCROSS SYRIA IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES
“WE REFUSE TO CONFIRM OR DENY COMMENCEMENT OF ANY OPERATIONS – KREMLIN SPOKESMAN”
UNCONFIRMED video of the Russian airstrikes on Talbish taken a few mins ago
Local sources are saying Russia hit anti-Assad groups not related to ISIS
Russia only country carrying out air strikes in Syria *legally*, since by request of Assad, – PESKOV
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@FoxNews: BREAKING: Senior US official tells @JenGriffinFNC Russian officials demand US warplanes exit Syria immediately
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RUSSIAN LONG-RANGE BOMBERS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO SOUTHERN AIRFIELDS — CNN
AT LEAST 12 AIRCRAFT HITTING TARGETS ON BEHALF OF ASSAD RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT – ARAB PRESS
CONFIRMATION NOW
RUSSIA DEMANDS US AIRCRAFT LEAVE SYRIAN AIRSPACE IMMEDIATELY – US AIRCRAFT WILL BE TREATED AS HOSTILE COMBATANTS BY RUSSIA AND SYRIA
RUSSIA SAYS US AND ALLIED COALITION AIRCRAFT WILL FACE MILITARY RESPONSE IF THEY REMAIN IN SYRIAN AIRSPACE
EXCLUSIVE: Russian officials have demanded that American warplanes exit Syrian airspace immediately, a senior U.S. official told Fox News early Wendesday.
The official told Fox News that Russian diplomats sent an official demarche ordering U.S. planes out of Syria, adding that Russian fighter jets were now flying over Syrian territory.
RUSSIA WILL TREAT US, ISRAELI, TURKISH AND OTHER AIRCRAFT OVER SYRIA AS HOSTILE
RUSSIAN DRONES FLYING OVER US SUPPORTED OPPOSITION HELD AREAS
Some media reports from the Middle East suggest that Russian military jets have already started carrying out air strikes in Syria.
The Kremlin has declined to confirm that.
Sky’s diplomatic editor Dominic Waghorn said: “He’s been flying drones over parts of Syria, not where Islamic State are based, but where there are rebel groups, some of whom are close to, and are backed by America. Ā HaTTiP
Kremlin, #Pentagon plan to create channel to arrange attack on #ISIL Ā HaTTiP
Washington and Moscow have taken steps to prevent their warplanes from colliding in Syria, but continue to clash over the role of the country’s president.
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has instructed his staff toĀ open a communication channel withĀ Moscow inĀ order toĀ coordinate anti-Islamic State efforts byĀ Russia and the US inĀ Syria, according toĀ media reports.The order was issued a day afterĀ Russian President Vladimir Putin met his US counterpart Barack Obama onĀ the sidelines ofĀ the 70th session ofĀ the UN General Assembly inĀ New York.
“Carter directed his staff toĀ open lines ofĀ communication withĀ Russia onĀ deconfliction,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook told reporters atĀ a press briefing.
He added that the US Defense Secretary is seeking to “avoid conflict inĀ the air” betweenĀ the two countries’ forces.
Cook also said that the main goal ofĀ the communication channel, which was agreed uponĀ on Monday byĀ Putin and Obama, is toĀ prevent US and Russian warplanes fromĀ colliding.
“The purpose ofĀ these deconfliction discussions will be toĀ ensure that ongoing coalition air operations are not interrupted byĀ any future Russian military activity, toĀ ensure the safety ofĀ coalition air crews and toĀ avoid misjudgment and miscalculation,” Cook said.
He did not exclude that the communications channel may be a potential mechanism forĀ Washington’s full-fledged cooperation withĀ the Russian military inĀ fighting Islamic State militants.
Russiaās activities inĀ Syria currently include supplying weapons toĀ the Syrian government, training personnel and providing humanitarian aid toĀ the Syrian people.
Speaking atĀ a General Assembly session, President Putin emphasized that the Russian military’s participation inĀ a ground operation inĀ Syria is outĀ of question.
White House spokesperson Josh Earnest has, meanwhile, said that Putin and Obama agreed toĀ discuss practical and tactical ways toĀ deconflict American and Russian military activity inĀ Syria.He said that duringĀ their meeting onĀ the sidelines ofĀ the UN General Assembly, the two men agreed that interaction betweenĀ the Russian and American military officials should continue overĀ the crisis inĀ Syria.
At the same time, Earnest added that the two “fundamentally disagreed” onĀ the role ofĀ President Bashar al-Assad inĀ Syria.
Moscow sees Assad asĀ the legitimate head ofĀ state, while the West does not recognize the Syrian President, who US Secretary ofĀ State John Kerry said must leave asĀ part ofĀ an “orderly transition.”
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