Putin signs decree drafting 150,000 conscripts into the Russian military… as Iran and Hezbollah prepare major ground offensive in Syria with air support from Moscow’s bombers

Russia launched airstrikes on rebel groups in Syria for second day straight
Country accused of targeting moderate rebels backed by U.S and not ISIS
Moscow foreign minister Lavrov has rejected the ‘rumours’ as ‘unfounded’
Hundreds of Iranian and Hezbollah troops ‘set to launch ground offensive’

Putin Orders New 'Highly Trained' Military Reserve In Russia — Putin Orders New ‘Highly Trained’ Military Reserve In Russia

Vladimir Putin has conscripted 150,000 new troops into the Russian army as the country unleashed a new wave of airstrikes in Syria – while and Iran and Islamist group Hezbollah prepare for a major ground offensive.

Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria over the last ten days, backed by the country’s Lebanese allies, Hezbollah, and rebel fighters from Iraq and Afghanistan, two Lebanese sources claimed today.

One of the sources said the Iranian ground forces were ‘soldiers and officers’, not advisers, adding: ‘We mean hundreds with equipment and weapons. They will be followed by more.’

They are being supported by Russia’s warplanes who bombed camps of rebel fighters trained by the CIA, one of the group’s commanders claimed.

The White House said Russia’s airstrikes in Syria were ‘indiscriminate’ and claimed its actions risk prolonging the conflict ‘indefinitely’.

The comments were made after the first in a series of discussions between US and Russian leaders aimed at ‘de-conflicting’ operations in the country.

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Under the cover of darkness: A picture emerged today purporting to show heavy Russian military equipment in desert camouflage being sent from Novorossiysk port in southern Russia to Syria

RUSSIAN EMBASSY TAUNTS THE UK OVER ‘ILLEGITIMATE’ WAR IN SYRIA

Russia’s UK embassy has taunted Britain over claims it is conducting an apparently ‘illegitimate’ campaign in Syria.

In a tweet to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond from its official account , it said: ‘Russian actions in Syria are legitimate by international law, unlike those of others.

‘We’re are acting on government request.’

The message refers to a request made by Syrian President Bashar Al Assad for support against rebel groups in its four-year civil war.