Iraq says the cooperation is a result of “increased Russian concern about the presence of thousands of terrorists from Russia undertaking criminal acts with the Islamic State”.
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State in Iraq, Colonel Steve Warren, says the US objects to Syria being part of the intelligence-sharing group.
“In the past we used to export oil; now we export security”, Rouhani said. The White House said it would focus on Ukraine, where the two countries remain at loggerheads over Russian support for pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels in Ukraine’s east, and getting Moscow...
You see, here’s the thing, in any country- and in the United States, I believe this happens even more often than in any other country- foreign political factors are used for domestic political battles.
In his speech, Putin was expected to emphasise Russia’s efforts to resolve the Syrian civil war and combat the Islamic State extremist group, contrasting it with the US-led military campaign in Iraq and Syria.
As world leaders convene in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton told NBC News’ Chuck Todd she would pursue a fight against ISIS while at the same time working to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Russia’s ambassador to Poland is due today to explain his comments that Warsaw “bears partial responsibility” for the outbreak of the Second World War, after having being summoned by the Polish foreign ministry, The Telegraph reports.
This is one theory, but there is not a firm conclusion within the Obama administration about why Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending aircraft, tanks and missiles into the wartorn country, several senior USA officials told CNN.