Syria has warned the United States to deploy troops

The appearance without the sanction of the US military in Damascus in Syria mentioned by the Pentagon chief Ashton Carter would be regarded as aggression. On this as reported by «Interfax» said Syrian Ambassador Riad Haddad in Russia.

“Any interference in the affairs of Syria without the consent of the government official is considered an aggression against the Syrian people” – the diplomat said.

January 22 US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in an interview with CNBC that victory over the group “Islamic State” he would like to see US forces in the Iraqi city of Mosul and the Syrian Raqqa which is considered a stronghold of the IG. He also said he plans to meet with a group of defense ministers of the countries that according to him is fighting only formally.

The article Carter published the same day in the publication Politico reported that that the United States soon to transfer to Iraq the elite 101st Airborne Division which will take part in the battles against the “Islamic state.” The head of the Pentagon warned that Iraqi troops to replace the battles against the Islamists Americans can not. “Only local forces can inflict the final defeat of the IG and to take control of the territory to win the trust of the population in the liberated areas” – said the Minister...
 [rushincrash.com]
22/1/16
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