The current Russian military operation in Syria against the Islamic State worries Turkey, but it will not foment a Moscow-Ankara confrontation, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Friday.
"The first day of Russian involvement in the conflict is very worrisome… Our channels of communications with Russia are still working. I do not think that there will be confrontation between us. They [Russia] have notified us about military operations in Syria, but they have not disclosed the details," Davutoglu said, as quoted by Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper.
On Wednesday, Russia commenced precision airstrikes on ISIL targets in Syria. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, during the first two days of the operation aircraft hit over 10 targets, among them an explosives factory, an arms depot and an ISIL coordination center. Targets were chosen based on advance intelligence, including air surveillance gathered and verified by Russia and Syria.
On Thursday, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riad Haddad confirmed that Syrian Army airstrikes, supported by the Russian Air Force, were carried out against armed terrorist organizations and not on political opposition factions or civilians. The ambassador added that the Syrian Army has at its disposal the exact coordinates of terrorist group locations in the country.
International law as defined by the UN Charter permits the use of force in a foreign country only if it has been authorized by the UN Security Council, as an act of self-defense, or at the request of the country’s authorities.
Russia launched airstrikes on ISIL targets in Syria following a request from President Bashar Assad. Since September 2014, a US-led coalition has been bombing ISIL positions in Syria without the approval of the UN Security Council or Syrian authorities.
(Sputnik)
2/10/15
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