Posted on 10/02/2015 9:17:45 AM PDT by ETL
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia bombed Syria for a third day on Friday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State fighters it said it was targeting and drawing an increasingly angry response from the West.
The U.S.-led coalition that is waging its own air war against Islamic State called on the Russians to halt strikes on targets other than Islamic State.
"We call on the Russian Federation to immediately cease its attacks on the Syrian opposition and civilians and to focus its efforts on fighting ISIL," said the coalition, which includes the United States, major European powers, Arab states and Turkey.
"We express our deep concern with regard to the Russian military build-up in Syria and especially the attacks by the Russian Air Force on Hama, Homs and Idlib since yesterday which led to civilian casualties and did not target Daesh," it said.
ISIL and Daesh are both acronyms for Islamic State, also known as ISIS, which has set up a caliphate across a swathe of eastern Syria and northern Iraq.
In Syria, the group is one of many fighting against Russia's ally, President Bashar al-Assad. Washington and its Western and regional allies say Russia is using it as a pretext to bomb other groups that oppose Assad. Some of these groups have received training and weapons from Assad's foreign enemies, including the United States.
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Meanwhile, in the real world, others look to dictators and favor them, while complaining that their own country is devolving into a dictatorship.
“You are against Russia fixing the mess”
Russia fixing the mess is, like I said in an analogy earlier, is like the Mafia coming in to rid the neighborhood of a violent street gang. You get rid of one set of vicious bastards only to have another, far more powerful and organized one move in and take over.
I want Cruz but if it’s Trump, there are plenty of worse options.
Learn history Rude. Your comedy is fairly sub par.
Never fancied myself as a comedian. That you think I’m being comic truly is sad.
Well are you telling me you suddenly OPPOSE lesser evil????
I’ll take my chances with a KGB guy over a muslim jihadist 24/7.
Had you mental giants elected an american instead of nominating an abortionist I wouldn’t be faced with such a great choice. Sor would the planet.
You thinking your being intelligent in your commentary is far worse.
Just type “waah” next time, and save the keystrokes.
And people like you who are "COMPLETELY OK" (your words, your CAPS) with Russia taking control of the Middle East AND Eastern Europe, pushing your pro-Russian expansionism, helped strengthened Russia to the point they're at today, making moves to actually take over the Middle East and Eastern Europe. You are one seriously screwed up in the head evil SOB.
Been called worse by better people. No sadZ here.
Well baby talk would be more your speed I guess.
Poor little dead Jihadis. Obama is stomping his feet.
As are his supporters here.
C’mon, now . . . give Vladi a break. He’s the Savior of Christianity, or something like that . . . .
If Russia is bombing ISIS targets as if Assad could not have done that before.
ISIS attacks Allied Militias so?? Assad, Russia and ISIS in a convenient partnership? I’m sure not convinced one way or the other yet.
Russia invited others to join their coalition, I’m not sure what the hold up is about this if they are going to bomb ISIS. I’d like a lot of this spelt out better.
Are you also "COMPLETELY OK" with Russia taking over the Middle East and (retaking) Eastern Europe? Be honest. No one will judge you harshly for it.
Whatever. You sound like a histrionic high school girl. I don’t have Soviets hiding under my bed. The Russian’s don’t scare me and I couldn’t care less about Syria.
Just be sure to get the context right. Because no one but an Imperialist thinks America should rule that side of the world.
Dude! no man you don’t get it at all! America has to inject itself into all other countries and set the terms.
And do it with Barry in charge so more soldiers can die. Because we are all about self determination!
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