Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. © Grigoriy Sisoev / RIA Novosti
RT: Moscow ready for contact with Free Syrian Army - FM Lavrov
Russia is ready for contact with the Free Syrian Army, but it is now a 'phantom,' Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said at a news conference following talks with his Laos counterpart in Moscow.
"They tell us about the Free Syrian Army, but where is it? It remains a phantom group, nothing is known about it," Lavrov said, adding that Russia has sent a request about the group to the United States.
"We will be ready to establish contact with it if it’s really a capable military group of patriotic opposition consisting of Syrians. We do not hide this fact. But this structure is already a phantom. I have asked [State Secretary] John Kerry to provide us with information about the whereabouts of this Free Syrian Army and who commands it," said Lavrov.
Update #1: War Against ISIS: Russian Forces Ready To Meet With Free Syrian Army To Defeat Islamic State, Minister Says -- IBTimes
Update #2: Russia says U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army not a terrorist group -- Reuters
WNU Editor: I do not think this Russia - Free Syrian army alliance is going to happen .... Syrian Rebel Groups Appeal For Regional Alliance to Fight Russia and Iran (Newsweek).
1 comment:
WNU Editor,
Larov was just "trolling" Kerry and Obama.
Gen. Campbell testified two weeks ago that the "moderate", " vetted", "U.S. trained" Syrian Fee Army numbers active in Syria was 4 or 5,
And the rest of the Syrian Fee Army is in alliance with Al Quida and most have committed terrorist acts.
Should "anybody" try to point to any or faction of the Syrian Fee Army, as "moderates", their links and alliances with Al Quida and ISIS will quickly be exposed.
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