Thursday, September 17, 2015

Russia urges US engagement with Syria in fight with ISIS

Via Billy

Mideast Syria Russia

Russia on Thursday strongly urged the United States and its allies to engage the Syrian government as a "partner" in the fight against the Islamic State group, and offered to share any information about its military supplies to Damascus with Washington.

New satellite imagery, meanwhile, showed the recent arrival of Russian tanks, armored personnel carriers and other military equipment at an air base in Syria's coastal Latakia province, confirming reports by U.S., Israeli and other officials of a military buildup.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking after talks with his Turkish counterpart in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, said the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq should coordinate its action with Syrian President Bashar Assad's government in conformity with international law.

"There is no reason to evade cooperation with the Syrian leadership, which confronts that terror threat," Lavrov said. He added that "the Syrian president commands the most capable ground force fighting terrorism."

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