Tuesday, December 8, 2015

U.S. Accuses Russia Of Killing Syrian Troops In Air Strike

U.S. officials are asserting that Russian bombs, not U.S. air strikes, killed Syrian regime troops in eastern Syria.

Syria on December 7 accused the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State of targeting an army camp in Deir Al-Zor province, killing three soldiers and wounding 13.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also attributed the strikes to the coalition, but U.S. officials said Russians were responsible.

"Russia conducted long-range bomber strikes" in the Deir al-Zor area December 6, one official said. "We are not at war with the Assad regime and have no reason to target the Syrian Army."

The United States regularly accuses Russia of using less precise bombs than those used by the coalition.

The strikes were carried out by 12 TU-22M3 Backfire bombers from Russia's Mozdok military base in North Ossetia, officials said.

Spokesman Colonel Steve Warren said the only strikes the coalition carried out in the area December 6 were on an oil wellhead some 35 miles southeast of the army base.
 [Based on reporting by AP, Reuters, and AFP]

   rferl.org
8/12/15
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