Aircraft United States and its allies attacked the IG in Syria – BBC Russian

Aircraft United States and its allies attacked the IG in Syria – BBC Russian

• September 23, 2014

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Since August, the United States struck about 190 air strikes on the positions of the IG in Iraq

United States and its allies air strikes against militant positions the group “Islamic State” in Syria.

A Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said, that involved fighters, bombers and missiles Tomahawk.

“Given that this operation is going on, we can now provide additional details,” – he added.

Reuters reports that the partners The United States has Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

According to reports, attacks were made on a city in the north of Raqqa Syria. The Syrian government has confirmed that “the American side has warned Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations about the beginning of air strikes on the city of Raqqa”.

Earlier, President Barack Obama said that the air strikes designed to weaken and destroy the group “Islamic state” which captured vast areas in Iraq and Syria.

“We will pursue the terrorists that threaten the country, wherever they may be. This means that I do not hesitate to begin action against the IG in Syria, as in Iraq,” – Obama said in the address.

Militants IG no air defense systems necessary to protect from bumps allies

According to him, those who threaten America, nowhere to find a safe haven.

The possibility of air strikes on the positions of the United States IG in Syria in a telephone conversation discussed the Russian President Vladimir Putin and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Putin noted that “air strikes on Syrian territory located on terrorist bases IG should not be administered without the consent of the Syrian government,” the press service of the Kremlin.

Attempts on Iraq

the United States plans to continue the air strikes on the positions of the group “Islamic state” in Iraq, and to go beyond the protection of persons and humanitarian missions, striking at targets in the IG as the Iraqi forces are on the offensive.

From August, the United States struck about 190 air strikes on the positions of the IG in Iraq.

Earlier it was reported that the fight against the IG will be carried out with the use of the United States Air Force and through the support of partners on the ground, said President Barack Obama.

Last week, Syrian opposition activists reported that the militants “Islamic state” captured more than 60 villages in the north of the country, near the border with Turkey.

The main population of the captured towns – Kurds. As reported in the British-based Syrian Monitoring Centre for Human Rights, thousands of civilians were forced to flee their homes due to the onset of the Islamists.

Also, according to human rights activists, the occupied territories left Kurdish rebels. Turkey opened its border to refugees to leave Syria.