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Moscow, SANA- Russia reiterated its call for unifying efforts in combating terrorism on the basis of international law and under the supervision of the UN Security Council, describing the “achievements” of international coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as “humble”.
Russian Foreign Ministry announced in a statement quoted by Russia Today website on Wednesday that a number of countries involved in the US-led anti-terrorism coalition are still financing and arming “armed opposition” which is fighting against Syrian Arab Army, the main force in the fight against ISIS.
The ministry pointed out that the international coalition had been established without endorsement by the UN Security Council, noting that contrary to the situation in Iraq where the coalition is working at a request of the Iraqi government, there is no such coordination with the legal authorities in Syria in a way that circumvents the UN Security Council resolutions.
“The coalition has launched more than 5000 airstrikes and destroyed 7655 targets in addition to a number of special operations, all of which have failed to curb the spread of terrorists,” the statement said, noting a mounting resentment among the locals due to the coalitions’ raids and the mounting civilian death toll.
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