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Russia sees US decision to supply MANPADS to militants in Syria as ‘hostile move’ |
2016-12-28 |
[ALMASDARNEWS] Moscow considers the permission to supply MANPADS to Syria in the new law on US defense spending to be a hostile move, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on Tuesday. She noted that the transferred weapons would quickly end up in the hands of jihadists, and Washington must realize this. "Perhaps, they even expect this to happen, since they actually sponsor the Jabhat al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... [terrorist group, outlawed in Russia - TASS], which is a unit of al Qaeda. This can hardly be called otherwise than aiding and abetting terrorists," the diplomat went on to say. "The relevant decision also poses a direct threat to aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, other Russian military personnel and our Embassy in Syria that has been shelled repeatedly," she said. "That is why we consider this to be a hostile move." "Instead of pooling efforts to counter rampaging |
Posted by:Fred |
#5 Hoping that whomever is providing logistics can slow walk this. |
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2016-12-28 20:59 |
#4 Of course it was "hostile". Everything Zero does now is hostile to some combination of Israel, Trump or America. This goes back to the Asshole in Chiefs infamous "Red Line" fiasco. That alone should earn him an express ticket on Charon's ferry. How Trump will cut this Gordian knot I don't know. |
Posted by: AlanC 2016-12-28 16:27 |
#3 TP in the trees, and urine on the windshield. Next, bleaching his name onto the yard. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-12-28 11:36 |
#2 Another flaming bag of dog crap on Trump's doorstep. |
Posted by: Pappy 2016-12-28 10:55 |
#1 Well, I don't think ISIL is flying attack aircraft. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-12-28 08:06 |