Russian President Vladimir Putin © Michael Klimentyev / Reuters
Russia has been cooperating with the Free Syrian Army (FSA), which shared their intelligence on Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) positions targeted by Russian airstrikes, said President Vladimir Putin in an interview on Friday.
In an interview with the Interfax and Anadolu news agencies published on Friday, Putin said Russia has been considering any “reliable” information on the terrorists’ location in Syria.
“We have even worked together with the Free Syrian Army (FSA),” he said. “Russian aviation has conducted several strikes on targets identified by the FSA. We excluded areas, which had been indicated by FSA commanders as being under their control.”
He stressed this “proves once again that we are not bombing the so-called moderate opposition or the civilian population.”
WNU Editor: The Syrian rebels have denied that they are working with Russia .... and Russia continues to claim that they are. I suspect that the truth is somewhere in the middle.
More News On Reports That Syria's "Moderate Rebels" Are Cooperating With Russia
Syrian opposition provided intel to target terrorists around besieged key airbase - Russia -- RT
Russia Ready to Use Any Reliable Data on Terrorist Locations in Syria -- Sputnik
Putin says Russia has struck Syria targets identified by Free Syrian Army -- Reuters
Russia is claiming Syrian rebels helped its planes target Daesh in Kweires -- Al Bawaba
Syrian opposition delegation received at Russian Foreign Ministry -- TASS
Why does Russia keep claiming to meet with the FSA? -- Al Bawaba
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