Russia, Syria launch attack on Assad opponents
- 9 years ago
Washington Russia and the embattled Syrian regime launched coordinated attacks on Islamist factions in numerous towns in Hama and Idlib provinces in western Syria on Wednesday, with Syrian shelling being conducted in apparent concert with Russian airstrikes, according to an opposition observatory.
If the report is correct, it would mark a new level of cooperation between Russia and the Syrian government, and offer fresh evidence that Russia's primary goal is propping up the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad rather than fighting regional terrorism.
The head and primary force of the observatory said there were no ISIS position in the areas targeted - and that fierce clashes were taking place on the ground between regime forces and their allies and armed Islamist rebel factions, including the Ahrar al-Sham and the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front.
If the report is correct, it would mark a new level of cooperation between Russia and the Syrian government, and offer fresh evidence that Russia's primary goal is propping up the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad rather than fighting regional terrorism.
The head and primary force of the observatory said there were no ISIS position in the areas targeted - and that fierce clashes were taking place on the ground between regime forces and their allies and armed Islamist rebel factions, including the Ahrar al-Sham and the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front.