Russia gave warning of Syria cruise missile strikes, US says
Russia
warned in advance that its military would launch strikes Tuesday on
Syria for the first time from a submarine stationed in the
Mediterranean, the United States said. The strikes were aimed at "two
terrorist strongholds" around Raqa, the de facto Syrian capital of the
Islamic State group,…
Russia gave warning of Syria cruise missile strikes, US says
9 hours ago
The Pentagon said December 8,
2015 that Moscow alerted the US in advance that a submarine in the
Mediterranean would strike Islamic State targets with cruise missiles
like these shown in video from the Russian Defence Ministry's website on
October 7 (AFP Photo/)
Washington
(AFP) - Russia warned in advance that its military would launch strikes
Tuesday on Syria for the first time from a submarine stationed in the
Mediterranean, the United States said.
The
strikes were aimed at "two terrorist strongholds" around Raqa, the de
facto Syrian capital of the Islamic State group, Russian Defense
Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Speaking in Washington, Pentagon
spokesman Peter Cook said: "We were given advanced notice that they
would be carrying out strikes."
He
added: "We appreciate that," particularly because the Kremlin was not
required to do so under a memorandum of understanding signed by Russia
and the US to avoid the two sides clashing over Syria.
The advanced notice on the cruise missiles was "an additional measure of safety," said Cook.
The
United States heads a coalition of some 60 countries taking part in air
strikes on Syria and Iraq in a bid to destroy the self-proclaimed
Islamic State group.
Moscow, a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is also waging an air war over Syria.
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