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Russia calls urgent UNSC meeting amid airstrikes on Syrian army
Business Standard ^ | Sept. 18 2016 | IANS

Posted on 09/17/2016 5:32:42 PM PDT by FR_addict

Moscow has called an urgent UN Security Council meeting after US-led coalition airstrikes hit Syrian forces, killing 62 soldiers and wounding 100 more, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The Foreign Ministry has also demanded full and detailed explanation from Washington over the incident in Dier al-Zor, in which 62 Syrian troops were killed and over 100 injured.

Moscow stressed that it was concerned by the US airstrike targeting the Syrian army units which had been destroying the Islamic State.

The ministry added that the Russian side had never been notified of US plans to carry out bombings in the Dier al Zor area.

Earlier on Saturday Russia's Defence Ministry said that four strikes against Syrian positions had been delivered by US-led coalition aircraft - two F-16 jet fighters and two A-10 support aircraft.

The Syrian military called the bombing a "serious and blatant aggression" against Syrian forces, and said it was "conclusive evidence" that the US and its allies support IS militants.

US Central Command later issued a statement, saying that the US-led "coalition would not intentionally strike a known Syrian military unit." It promised to look into the incident.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: russia; syria; unsc
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To: Bogie

Anybody see samantha powers on tv? she’s trying to provoke a war with the Russians.


21 posted on 09/17/2016 6:06:50 PM PDT by Rebel Egg
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To: KnightCrusader

No, but no surprise.

http://www.unz.com/article/its-all-about-russia-2/


22 posted on 09/17/2016 6:11:11 PM PDT by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: Bogie

I have a feeling this was done to get a reaction from Trump and the media can take advantage of it. I wouldn’t put it past them.


23 posted on 09/17/2016 6:29:38 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump will win New York.)
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To: FR_addict

The Obamatollah is coming out of the closet in his final four months of power.


24 posted on 09/17/2016 6:30:05 PM PDT by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: FR_addict

Looks like Obama’s true colors are showing. You can’t tell me this was some “accident.” It’s just a shame that our military is promoting jihad for ISIS without knowing it.


25 posted on 09/17/2016 6:36:21 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Obama's legacy - Christianity outlawed, America shamed, morality destroyed. Need I say more?)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Maybe, dono, but as the pieces of the puzzle get put in, the picture will get clear.


26 posted on 09/17/2016 6:38:08 PM PDT by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: FR_addict

We can send missiles to within feet of a target and miss this by miles?

No sale.


27 posted on 09/17/2016 6:39:29 PM PDT by combat_boots (MSM: We lie to you sheep at the slaughterhouse to keep you calm during slaughter)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Of course, MSM will work to cloud the issue.


28 posted on 09/17/2016 6:40:01 PM PDT by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: FR_addict

The US Justice Department will lead the investigation into this incident. No Worries!


29 posted on 09/17/2016 6:40:20 PM PDT by parmamenian
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To: FR_addict

A terrible crisis is rising up in Syria. It could drag in Lebanon, Greece, etc.


30 posted on 09/17/2016 6:45:21 PM PDT by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
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To: FR_addict

Obama & Hillary HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING ISIS all along.....that’s why the GOPe Congress didn’t really investigate Benghazi & the murder of Ambassador Stevens...


31 posted on 09/17/2016 7:01:05 PM PDT by Trump_vs_Evil_Witch (Huma Abedin + Hillary Clinton => Muslim Brotherhood asset, lesbian spy ring)
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To: FR_addict

This was no accident. Obama has been humiliated by Putin on the world stage. Look for Obama to do whatever he can to give Putin the finger before he leaves office.

The question now is, how will Putin respond?


32 posted on 09/17/2016 7:13:11 PM PDT by eekitsagreek
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To: eekitsagreek

“The question now is, how will Putin respond?”

He will initiate a no fly zone at the “request” of Assad.

0bama wants to get Americans killed


33 posted on 09/17/2016 7:26:11 PM PDT by wrench
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To: FR_addict

It’s not just Obammy, it’s most of the Beltway elite.


34 posted on 09/17/2016 7:34:58 PM PDT by Tours
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To: FR_addict

No matter what official Washington says, the end game has always been the elimination of the Assad Regime. His regime has always been an “inconvenience” for many nations in the area.


35 posted on 09/17/2016 7:43:37 PM PDT by Tours
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To: Gen.Blather
There are no good guys here. We should remove all US forces from the zone.

And then just blow the place up.

36 posted on 09/17/2016 8:12:34 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, RINOs......same thing.)
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To: FR_addict

We just attached the troops of a sovereign state inside its own borders without a declaration of war.

How is this different than the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?


37 posted on 09/17/2016 8:22:31 PM PDT by PTBAA
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To: FR_addict
Obama golfing photo: Obama golfing Obamaplaysgolf5.jpg What? A meeting?
38 posted on 09/17/2016 8:31:05 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Trump_vs_Evil_Witch

That’s why democrats are so sympathetic to terrorists. They’re on the same side.


39 posted on 09/17/2016 8:39:45 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: FR_addict

Is this why we got bombs going off in NYC tonight? To distract from the latest fiasco by the a-hole in chief?


40 posted on 09/17/2016 9:48:49 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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