Strikesreportsreportsreportsareas in #Syria hit by #Russia: Homs: Talbisseh,Rastan; Hama: Latamneh, Kafr Zita; Latakia: Jabal Zweid, and Ghmam,Deir Hana 3.37pm BSTHello and welcome to our live coverage of Russias military intervention into the Syrian civil war, with air strikes nominally against militants but in areas far from US strikes on the extremist group Isis, and raising questions about the current campaign’s intentions.
President Vladimir Putin decided to bomb Syria in support of his ally,embattled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, after several weeks of amassing troops and aircraft at a naval base in Latakia. Speaking Monday at the UN, and Putin called for an international coalition against Isis,and met with US president Barack Obama to discuss possible cooperation in the Middle East. In Moscow on Wednesday, Putin ruled out using ground forces.
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Source: theguardian.com