Image copyright AFP The Federation Council unanimously agreed on the use of Russian armed forces abroad. According to the head of the presidential administration Sergei Ivanov, it is about using only air force in Syria against the extremist group “Islamic State”.
Earlier, the proposal was made to the Federation Council president, said the Kremlin press service.
According to Ivanov, with a request for military assistance to the Russian leadership has addressed the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
“It is not about achieving any foreign policy goals, satisfaction of any ambition what we regularly accuse our Western partners, and it is only the national interests of the Russian Federation “, – said Ivanov.
” Military objective of the operation is extremely air support of the Syrian Armed Forces in their fight against LIH “- he added.
“proactive”
According to Ivanov, the number of citizens of Russia and the CIS, which are adjacent to the IG “is growing by the day, and on the clock “.
” It is no longer about the tens, not the hundreds of, and the thousands of people, some of whom have already returned to the territory of the Russian Federation, and is easy to assume, do not visionary, they will continue return to our territory, “- he said, noting that therefore it would be logical to” act ahead of the curve on the distant frontiers “, and to face this problem in the future in Russia.
A spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that the main task of the operation – “the fight against terrorism and to support the legitimate government of Syria in the fight against terrorism and extremism “.
At the same time, as reported by Interfax, when asked whether Moscow to ensure that strikes are applied only at the positions LIH or be attacked by other opponents, Peskov said:” What are the other opponents? Who else in Syria constitutes a threat to the country, for the unity of the country? For legitimate authority for the president, for the armed forces in Syria? Call. I do not understand your question “.
In order to comply with international law in making such decisions must be one of two conditions – UN Security Council resolution or request for assistance the country’s leadership, in the territory of which would be impacted, said the head of administration President.
In this regard, he said the fundamental difference in the approach of Russia and the West: “They do not respect international law, and we obey.” A similar statement was made by Dmitry Peskov, said that Russia will be the only country which will take part in operations against the IG in Syria legally.
According to Ivanov, the operation has a time frame, and the kinds of used weapons were not disclosed.
The operation, “of course, can not continue indefinitely and has a well-defined time-frame, but what are they exactly – for days, anyway and how to announce today how many aircrafts will be used, what kind of weapons will be used by our Air Force, I was understandably Now voice can not “, quoted him as saying Tass.
He also said that Moscow now report on the decisions solutions “to all our partners and allies”.
Coordinating Center
“All the social and financial issues related to the maintenance of the military Russian Air Force, who will be involved in This operation will be met and all decisions in this regard have already been made “, – added the head of the presidential administration.
According to Interfax, in Baghdad, has already begun work center for information coordination in the fight against the IG with the participation of troops from Russia , Syria, Iraq and Iran.
Syrian military pilots, piloting Russian aircraft taking part in the application of the agreed air strikes on identified targets of insurgents, “Islamic state”, the agency reports with reference to the coordinator of the Office of Inspector General of Ministry of Defence Yuri Yakubov.
According to him, information about the strikes also reported US officials in Baghdad.
As previously noted diplomatic columnist BBC BBC, Jonathan Marcus, Russia’s participation in the international operation against” Islamic of state of “fraught with considerable risks for Moscow.
“It can be dragged into the quagmire of civil war in Syria. Russian Air Force, unlike the US, do not have such precise weapons and modern means of intelligence gathering – he said. – Participation of Russian military operations in Syria could trigger a backlash both domestically and abroad “.
According to the Constitution, the question of the possibility of using the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the country is the responsibility of the upper chamber Parliament, and making it the head of state.
Support for Assad
In March 2014, the Federation Council unanimously agreed to the President’s address on the use of Russian armed forces on the territory of Ukraine. Subsequently, Russia annexed the Crimea, and in the summer of last year, has been withdrawn.
In recent months, Western fears are reports of a growing military presence of Russia in Syria. In mid-September, the US military said that according to their data, Russia equips military airbase near the city of Latakia in northwestern Syria.
Latakia considered a stronghold of the forces of President Bashar al-Assad. The region is home to the largest number of Alawites – members of the Muslim minority, which belongs to the Assad family.
The Russian authorities recognize that Moscow sends military equipment to Syria to to help the government in the fight against extremist group “Islamic State”. After the talks in New York with US President Barack Obama on September 28, the Russian leader Vladimir Putin has rejected the possibility of a ground operation Russia in Syria.
At the same time, he said that considering the possibility of Russia’s participation in air operations against the militants, “the Islamic State “. But, he said, these operations must comply with international standards: to hold them in Syria, according to Putin, should a request of the Syrian government.
Russia and the West disagree about the causes of the Syrian conflict.
During his speech at the UN General Assembly, US President Barack Obama reiterated that he considered the originator of the incumbent president of the country and insisted that the solution to the crisis is not possible without his resignation.
Moscow accuses the West of meddling in the internal affairs Middle East countries, with the result that, according to Russian authorities, was formed “Evacuation of power”, which is filled by extremists.
In New York, Vladimir Putin called to support President Assad, because, in his opinion, it is the only legitimate leader of the country.
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