‘Only one in 20’ Russia strikes have targeted ISIS

Frame grabs shows airstrikes carried out by Russian air force allegedly against ISIS ground positions in Syria.

Frame grabs shows airstrikes carried out by Russian air force allegedly against ISIS ground positions in Syria.


Only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria have targeted ISIS fighters, Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Saturday.

British intelligence services observed that five percent of the strikes had attacked the militant group, with most “killing civilians” and Free Syrian forces fighting against the regime of president Bashar al-Assad, Fallon told the Sun newspaper.

He said that Russia’s intervention had further “complicated” the crisis, while suggesting that Britain should extend its own bombing campaign — currently only operational against ISIS in Iraq — to Syria.

“We’re analyzing where the strikes are going every morning,” he told the paper. “The vast majority are not against ISIS at all.

“Our evidence indicates they are dropping unguided munitions in civilian areas, killing civilians, and they are dropping them against the Free Syrian forces fighting Assad.

“He’s shoring up Assad and perpetuating the suffering.”

Despite Russia’s actions, Fallon insisted the British government would make the case to extend the RAF’s strikes, saying it would be “morally wrong” not to target ISIS in Syria.

“We can’t leave it to French and Australian, American aircraft to keep our own British streets safe,” he added.

U.S. President Barack Obama warned Friday that Russia’s military engagement in Syria in support of strongman Bashar al-Assad was a “recipe for disaster.”

Russia carried out a third day of air strikes in Syria Friday, saying it targeted ISIS militants, as Putin faced increased international criticism over his military campaign.

Vladimir Putin

In this Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 file pool photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, meets with officers after military exercises at Donguz range in Orenburg region, Russia.


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