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U.S., allies demand Russia halt Syria strikes outside IS areas
Reuters, via Yahoo News ^ | Oct 2, 2015 | Tom Perry and Lidia Kelly

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: assad; china; chinasyria; chinesearmy; crimea; donetsk; europeanunion; france; germany; iran; isis; israel; jihad; jinping; kgb; kgbputin; lebanon; nato; obamasyria; patricelumumbaschool; pla; putin; russia; russianexpansionism; russiasyria; sovietarmy; sovietunion; syria; ukraine; unitedkingdom; waronterror; worldwariii; worldwarthree; wwiii
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To: Norm Lenhart
Oh hey, ya' got me . . . when you stated soccer is one of my favorites. I suppose you can mention sports, but I cannot. lol
61 posted on 10/02/2015 11:13:46 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

You have yet to mention what business America has going to war with Russia over Euro or mid east countries but why let your lack of an answer impact the overall discussion.


62 posted on 10/02/2015 11:15:43 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: ETL

Oh don’t misunderstand. I fully support him wiping out the terrorists Barry and the GOP armed 100%

Don’t you? Or do you prefer that American soldiers operating under barry’s non engagement ROEs die so you can cry about their unfair loss and pretend to care?


63 posted on 10/02/2015 11:17:53 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: ETL

Brace yourselves, the Putin collaborators trash talking Obama when we all know Obama is also a collaborator of Putin,but from the left field.


64 posted on 10/02/2015 11:18:38 AM PDT by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall no)
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To: Norm Lenhart
You have yet to mention what business America has going to war with Russia over Euro or mid east countries

So you are actually admitting here that you are OK with Russia taking control of the Middle East and Easter Europe?? Or are you just being a clown again?

65 posted on 10/02/2015 11:19:26 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

COMPLETELY OK WITH IT.

We have sero business being there. Now it’s your turn to fess up.

So you admit you are OK with American soldiers dying under barrys ROEs to gain America nothing?


66 posted on 10/02/2015 11:21:46 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

Oh, and just in case others didn’t catch it . . . my Red Wings comment was directed toward your “Detroit” comment. But hey, I live here. Nice day, chilly, but kids are still playing in the park across the street.


67 posted on 10/02/2015 11:23:43 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Make sure they wear their Kevlar. Be a good parent.


68 posted on 10/02/2015 11:24:31 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

Again, lol. But I do appreciate your opinion from the trailer park.


69 posted on 10/02/2015 11:26:36 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: ETL

70 posted on 10/02/2015 11:26:39 AM PDT by Obadiah (Mr. Obama, the time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end.)
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To: lavaroise
the Putin collaborators trash talking Obama when we all know Obama is also a collaborator of Putin, but from the left

That's been clear to me for the longest. In fact, I was warning about the Obama-Putin-Iran-Venezuela-Cuba-ChiCom shared worldview since 2008.

Venezuela's Chavez welcomes Russian warships
AP via Yahoo News ^ | Nov 25, 2008:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2138154/posts?page=2#2

71 posted on 10/02/2015 11:42:29 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Been a while. I wonder why no answer is forthcoming...


72 posted on 10/02/2015 11:43:32 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: ETL

...that is, their shared “new international order” worldview: weaker US, stronger ‘them’.


73 posted on 10/02/2015 11:45:33 AM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

We weakend us ETL. WE. Not Shirtless Vlad. THE AMERICAN VOTER weakened us.


74 posted on 10/02/2015 11:47:45 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

...And STILL no answer to such a simple question. People reading might want to note that.


75 posted on 10/02/2015 12:00:39 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart
So you admit you are OK with American soldiers dying under barry's ROEs to gain America nothing?

First of all, it should never have gotten to this point in the first place. Obama let in happen because he (like you and your pals) wanted it to happen, despite what he says for the public to swallow. And of course I wouldn't be OK with it. We would need to find some other way of getting them to leave. Problem is the POS we currently have calling the shots.

[I'M] COMPLETELY OK WITH IT.
[ie, Russia taking control of the Middle East and Eastern Europe]

Russia, a very serious and powerful long-time enemy of the United States and our NATO allies, taking over the Middle East AND Eastern Europe, do I even need to say it??, would (obviously) be a disastrous thing for 'us' (the United States and our allies...NOT you and your Putinista buddies here pretending to be pro-American).

76 posted on 10/02/2015 12:04:19 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

So you want unicorns to appear and fix it. Typical liberal BS. You are against Russia fixing the mess we made and against us killing more of our own needlessly but expect some Clintonian ‘third way’ crap to appear instandly and save the day.

No. It’s YOU and your find unicorn crap types that created the entire mess. Your third way lesser evil types armed the terrorists who killed americans at Barry’s behest.

Don’t bitch. It’s a historical fact that failed free societies devolve to dictatorships and you helped build the foundation for the next round.


77 posted on 10/02/2015 12:10:40 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart
We weakened us ETL. WE. Not Shirtless Vlad. THE AMERICAN VOTER weakened us.

I agree with that 85%. But Putin, through his clever deceptions and countless little buttwipes covering and 'rationalizing' for him, added to the weakening. We know he (Putin) is an evil snake who can't be trusted. Would anyone be shocked if it turns out that Russia helped get Obama elected?

78 posted on 10/02/2015 12:12:12 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

Of course he’s evil. So are you saying that Putin caused American voters to bypass every far more conservative and electable republican to nominate the only guy capable of losing to a muslim terrorist?


79 posted on 10/02/2015 12:15:19 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

“We weakend us. WE. Not Shirtless Vlad. THE AMERICAN VOTER weakened us.”

Excellent point. Now we need someone to Make America Great Again. So we can be respected (and feared) by our foes.


80 posted on 10/02/2015 12:16:21 PM PDT by McGruff (Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
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