The next All Points: In Syria, Russian Federation raises world tensions

The talks were proposed to allow Russian military officials to explain the intrusions and clarify measures they intend to take, he said.

Russia’s naval bombardment comes on the heels of airstrikes last week that aimed toward al-Assad rebels. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

Baghdad-based analyst and former army general Jasim al-Bahadli said tensions with the United States were one of the reasons why Abadi turned to Moscow for help.

Earlier Wednesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it is open to the idea of coordinating with the United States in Syria to fight the Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL.

Appearing on television with President Vladimir Putin, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said 26 missile strikes were conducted from four warships in the Caspian. Shoigu claimed no civilians had been injured in the assault.

The launches marked the combat debut of the Russian Kalibr long-range cruise missiles, equivalent to U.S. Tomahawk missiles. He asked that Russian Federation also respect Turkey’s security concerns over Syria. It says it holds the Syrian government responsible for any spillover of violence. The rebels repulsed government troops, al-Ahmad said. The other 20 kilometers were under the control of other rebel groups. “The Syrian army in its latest operations is working on cutting off the southern parts of Idlib province from the northern parts of Hama province”, a military source in Hama said.

Russian’s air campaign began on September.

“Definitely this will change the direction of the battle, and the direction of the [anti-Assad] groups who can’t defend themselves from this”, says Mr. Payoush.

On Sunday the jihadists blew up the Arch of Triumph in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, the country’s antiquities director Maamun Abdulkarim said.

Washington is not prepared to cooperate with Russia’s strategy that is “tragically flawed,” he said.

USA officials believe that factions trained and equipped by the Central Intelligence Agency – including those with advanced TOW anti-tank weapons – have been a top targeting priority of the Russians, according to The Wall Street Journal.

As CBS News Pentagon correspondent David Martin reported Monday, Syrian airspace is increasingly crowded, with both the USA and Russian Federation launching airstrikes in Syria – but backing different sides in the country’s civil war. “We just need to specify a few technical details that will be discussed today by representatives of the Russian Defense Ministry and the Pentagon at the expert level”. “First, to strike Daesh“, Fabius told French lawmakers, using the Arabic acronym of the militant group, when asked what France was doing in Syria.

Konashenkov said the Russian air force doesn’t operate any MiG-29s in Syria.

Turkey said it intercepted a Russian jet that violated its airspace over the weekend. Turkey scrambled F-16s in response and also summoned the Russian ambassador to lodge protests.

“This is a serious violation of the airspace”.