A Pentagon spokesman had accused Russian and Syria government forces on Wednesday of destroying Aleppo's two main hospitals with air strikes, though he did not specify when the strikes were alleged to have taken place.
The Syrian army has made rapid advances near Aleppo in recent weeks with the help of Russian air strikes.
But Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement on Thursday that "only aviation of the anti-ISIS coalition flew over the city yesterday", referring to the US-led alliance of countries fighting the Islamic State militant group.
"At 1355 Moscow time, two US Air Force A-10 attack aircraft entered Syrian airspace from Turkish territory.
Reaching Aleppo by the most direct path, they made strikes against objects in the city."
He said the Russian targets on that day had been at least 20km from the city...
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11/2/16
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Russian Defense Ministry reiterated that the Russian warplanes and Syrian troops never target civilians...
ReplyDelete“No Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Aleppo city area yesterday. The nearest target engaged was over 20 kilometers away from the city,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday, adding that “on the contrary, airplanes from the US-led anti-ISIS coalition were active over Aleppo.”
“On Wednesday, at 13:55 Moscow time, two American A-10 assault aircraft entered Syrian airspace from Turkey, flew right to the city of Aleppo and bombed targets there, destroying nine facilities,” Konashenkov added.
“Terrorists in Syria are trying to flee to Turkey ‘blending into’ civilians of Aleppo as they know Russian warplanes don’t attack peaceful population,” Konashenkov stressed.
“Mass desertion is fixed among gunmen groups operating in the area of Aleppo. Terrorists intimidate local population and use force to drive people to the Turkish border,” he said.....http://sana.sy/en/?p=69132