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Thursday 14 December 2017 - 22:37
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Washington might use defeated Daesh terrorists in fight against Assad: Putin



Press TV - Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States is turning a blind eye to information provided by Moscow about Syrian terrorists traveling to neighboring Iraq in the hope that these militants could be later used to fight against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Putin made the remarks at the traditional end-of-year press conference in the Russian capital of Moscow on Thursday, saying that the Kremlin has received no reaction from Washington regarding the given intelligence.
Why? Because they [in the White House] are thinking that they [the terrorists] could be used to fight against Assad. This is the simplest thing, but at the same time, the most dangerous thing, including for those who are doing this, the Russian leader told nearly 1,500 reporters, who had joined the marathon session.
The US-led coalition has been conducting airstrikes against targets that are said to belong to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group inside Syria since September 2014 without any authorization from the Damascus government or a UN mandate. The military alliance has repeatedly been accused of targeting and killing civilians. It has also been largely incapable of achieving its declared goal of destroyingDaesh.



In contrast, Russian jets have been conducting air raids against Daesh targets and those of other terror outfitsinside Syria at the Damascus governments request since September 2015. The airstrikes have helped Syrian forces advance against anti-Damascus militants, who have been wreaking havoc in the Arab country since 2011.

Putin further said that his Monday visit to the worn-torn Arab country was only possible due to the current security situation in Syria following the defeat of Daesh terrorists.

During his surprise visit to Syria, Putin ordered the Syrian-based Russian forces to begin withdrawing from the Arab country.



The Russian leaders visit came a few days after he declared a complete victory over Daesh on both banks of the Euphrates River in Syria as he stressed the significance of switching to a political process to ultimately end the crisis in the Arab country.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Russian leader touched upon the important issue of returning the Syrian refugees to their homeland, saying Damascus and Moscow would not be able to cope with the refugee crisis alone.

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