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Any
targets threatening Russian forces in Syria must be immediately
destroyed - Putin
RT,
11
December, 2015
Jihadists
in Syria pose a direct threat to Russia, Putin has told a defense
meeting in Moscow, adding that any targets threatening the country's
military there should be destroyed. Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu
said Islamic State’s influence in Syria continues to expand.
The
Russian military’s actions in Syria are being coordinated with
Russian special services such as the FSB, who are disclosing
terrorist cells, including Islamic State, Putin said.
All
forces threatening Russian servicemen in Syria should be destroyed,
according to the Russian president.
RT
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"Any
targets threatening our [military] group or land infrastructure must
be immediately destroyed,"
Putin said, speaking at a Defense Ministry event.
"In
general, the actions of the Russian groups deserve high praise. This
is a result of work by the Ministry of Defense, General Staff
officers, Russian Air Force pilots and the Russian Navy,"
he dded.
Putin
also said that at the moment more 5,000 members of the Free Syrian
Army are fighting alongside the government's troops against the
terrorists.
December
11, 2015. President Vladimir Putin speaks at the expanded meeting of
Defense Ministry Board at the National Defense Management Center in
Moscow. © Grigoriy Sisoev / Sputnik
‘ISIS influence expanding in Syria’ - Russian Def Min
Russian
Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu added that Islamic State (IS, formerly
ISIS/ISIL) controls about 70 percent of Syria’s territory, adding
that in Syria and Iraq there are about 60,000 militants.
"The
Islamic State area of influence is expanding,"
he said, “There
is a threat that their actions will be transferred to Central Asia
and the Caucasus.”
To
date the Russian military has carried out about 4,000 sorties,
striking around 8,000 terrorist facilities in Syria, he dded.
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Drones
have proved a necessary part of the military operation against the
terrorists, according to Shoigu. He said that Moscow has an about
1,720 drones at its disposal.
Both
Putin and Shoigu took part in the Defense Ministry board meeting,
which apart from the Syrian operation touched upon such issues as
nuclear strategy, NATO expansion and Arctic military bases.
"Special
attention should be paid to strengthening the combat potential of the
strategic nuclear forces and implementing defense space
programs," Putin
said during the meeting.
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Russia
needs to "arm
all the components of the nuclear triad with new armaments, raise the
efficiency of the missile attack warning and aerospace defense
systems,” the
Russian president said.
Shoigu
added NATO has significantly expanded in Europe.
The
US has sited at least 200 bombs in the Netherlands, Turkey, Belgium,
Italy and Germany, according to the defense minister.
VERY
predictable. The Guardian that has studiously ignored, blacklisted
any news of the Russian campaign against ISIS in Syria, NATO attacks
on the Syrian army, the Turkish invasion of Iraq - you name it- now
picks up this piece. "The evil Putin"
Putin vows to 'immediately destroy' any target threatening Russia in Syria
President
says Russian military will respond with full force to any ‘further
provocations’ following shooting down of warplane by Turkey last
month
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