Damascus has asked for a meeting between the defense ministers of Russia, Iran and Syria.





MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Damascus has initiated holding the defense ministers' meeting from�Russia, Syria, and Iran, Russian Ambassador to�Syria Alexander Kinshchak said Thursday.
"In my point of�view, this [meeting] would be useful, taking into�account all the circumstances and the impact of�the military factor on�the development of�Syria's internal situation," Kinshchak told reporters.


Syria has been engulfed in�a civil war for�over five years. Apart from�fighting against�armed opposition groups, Damascus has had to�counter the advance of�various militant groups, including the notorious Daesh and al-Nusra Front, both outlawed in�Russia.


Since the beginning of�the Syria civil war, the United States and some of�its allies have supported the moderate Syrian opposition, calling for�PresidentBashar Assad's resignation, while Russia and Iran recognized Assad as�the only legitimate Syrian authority.

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