Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban on the Russia-Syria cooperation against (nato’s) terrorism.

30 Sep 2015, RT

“Russian war planes have started precision air strikes against Islamic State positions in Syria, after lawmakers granted the Kremlin permission to use the military outside of Russia’s borders. RT discusses the developments with political and media adviser to the Syrian President, Bouthaina Shaaban.”

*excerpts:

“It’s not only against ISIL. I don’t know why people only use this. Why do they forget Jebhat al-Nusra although Security Council resolutions considered Jebhat al-Nusra and ISIL as terrorist organisations. And besides these there are tens of terrorist organisations in Syria. There are thousands of mercenaries and terrorists coming from all over the world.”

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“The problem right from the beginning was not Assad, and the target was not Assad. Just as Libya is destroyed now and they were talking about Gaddafi, and Iraq is destroyed and they were talking about Saddam Hussein or about (WMDs). These concepts..floated in the media, they are only used in order to destroy our countries, in order to destroy our civilization, in order to destroy our people.”

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*graphic by Tim Anderson

 

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– Anti-Putin Propaganda Begins: ‘Moderate’ Terrorists Complaining That Russia Bombed Them, Sep 30, 2015, 21st Century Wire

– Russia goes to war with ISIS: Why and how?, Sep 30, 2015, RT

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*via Andre Fomine

“Exclusive map of the locations hit by the Russian AF jets yesterday:

Latakia: Ghamam, Bani Zayd, Deir Hanna
Homs: Rastan, Talbisieh
Hama: Lataminah, Kafr Zita
All these positions belong to Jaish Al Fath (Army of Conquest) which is a conglomerate of Jabhat Al Nusra, Jaish Al Islam, Ahrar Al Sham, Islamic Front and few other smaller factions.”