Russians Remain Aggressive Over Syria

De Mistura said Assad’s government had signalled its readiness to join four working groups that he planned to convene in Geneva to tackle aspects of post-conflict Syria.

“The Russian intervention in Syria will engage them in a sectarian war”, the source said on Monday, adding that the kingdom “warns of the risky consequences of the Russian intervention”.

Syrian army and allied forces supported by Russian warplanes made further advances as they pressed an offensive against insurgents on Monday, in the fiercest clashes for almost a week, a monitor said. “When the Syrian army shows its ability and readiness – which is most important – to fight terrorism, then the chances of reaching a political compromise will be much higher”, Putin said. The strategy, which Mr. Obama previous year called “the best counterweight to extremists”, produced only a few dozen fighters instead of the more than 5,000 projected by the administration.

France says the president could only be involved in a transition in a symbolic way and must not be there at the end. We’ve escaped Homs but now have no idea where to go next’.

But rebels and their backers accuse Moscow of targeting mainly non-jihadist groups.

Syrian opposition figures and Western governments say Russian Federation has targeted rebel groups – including a few trained and equipped by the United States – that are not linked to IS militants.

“It didn’t work because it was a stupid idea”, said James Jay Carafano, a national security specialist at the conservative Heritage Foundation. “We can be flexible on the timing of his departure”.

The white house officials have spoken against the military campaign lead by Russia apparently because, the Russian campaign targets a few of the oppositions supported by the U.S. However, the majority of the world, including the USA, wants Assad to leave power. As a result of data exchange, we received additional information. “And our pilots are flying through those skies,” he said. ‘We will not only continue strikes…

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said regime forces had entered the village of Kafr Nabuda in Hama province as they press an operation on both sides of the highway between the capital Damascus and second city Aleppo.

The ministry said Russian jets had destroyed underground facilities, ammunition depots in Lattakia, militant camps near the province of Idlib, and had eliminated a column of automobile vehicles reportedly transporting ammunition and fuel in the north of Hama.