MOSCOW, September 30 – RIA Novosti. Aircraft Russian aerospace forces began air operations with pinpoint strikes on terrorists from the “Islamic state” in Syria, the spokesman of the Defense Ministry, Major-General Igor Konashenkov.
“In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin airplanes Russian Air Space Forces (VKS) today embarked on air operations with pinpoint strikes on ground targets terrorist groups LIH in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic” – he told reporters.
Konashenkov also said that the Defense Minister, Army General Sergei Shoigu informed his colleagues in the CSTO that in the course of the air operation in Syria airplanes Russian VKS strikes at military equipment, communication centers, vehicles, depots of arms, ammunition and lubricants belonging to terrorists of the IG.
On Wednesday, it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the Federation Council the question of consent to the use of the Russian Armed Forces abroad. Federation Council gave permission. The head of the Kremlin administration Sergei Ivanov told reporters that Syrian President Bashar Assad turned to Russia with a request for military assistance. Ivanov stressed that it acts in the Russian Armed Forces abroad is solely on the operation of the Air Force, the use of troops in ground operations is excluded.
In Syria since March 2011. The ongoing armed conflict, in which, according to the UN, has killed more than 220 thousand people. Government troops to confront militias belonging to various armed groups. The most active are the fighters of extremist groups “Islamic state” and “Dzhebhat al-Nusra”.
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