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2015-04-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

IS Group is 'Russia's Greatest Enemy', not U.S., Says Lavrov

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-04-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 * See also DAILY STAR.LB > AMERICANS FEEL THREATENED MORE BY ISLAMIC STATE THAN RUSSIA, IRAN [+ North Korea]: POLL [CNN/ORC].

HMMMM, HHHMMM, is Lavrov backing away or "clarifying" his earlier statement that a "foreign hand", usually meaning the US or US-Allies, was sponsoring or prepping Radical Islamists to wage Jihadi attacks on Russia + China, in order to discredit the CSTO [SCO-CSTO]???

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Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-04-23 02:20|| 2015-04-23 02:20|| Front Page Top

#2 The Latin American Herald Tribune adds a bit more detail:

MOSCOW â The Islamic State is Russiaâs primary enemy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday during a live radio interview.

âI think the Islamic State is currently our main enemy,â Lavrov said.

The Russian head diplomat explained the reason for the estimation was that âhundreds of Russian citizens along with hundreds of citizens of the United States, European countries are fighting with the Islamic State.â

Lavrov elaborated that the Saudi-led Arab coalition airstrikes against the Shiite Houthi rebel militias in Yemen actually serve the interest of Sunni jihadist groups, which have since seized control of Houthi positions.

As a result, Lavrov praised the coalitionâs decision on Tuesday to end the al-Hazm Storm military operation against the Houthis.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-04-23 21:08|| 2015-04-23 21:08|| Front Page Top

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