Russian Airstrikes in Syria Targeted “NATO Created Mercenaries”. Michel Chossudovsky
Russia started its air campaign against ISIL in Syria, following a
request for assistance from Damascus in the fight against terrorism.
Soon after the first Russian strikes in Syria some media outlets
were quick to come up with reports claiming that the Moscow-led campaign
already resulted in civilian deaths.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin refuted the rumors of Russian airstrikes
hitting non-terrorist infrastructure in Syria as groundless, emphasizing
that there has been no verified information of such activity.
Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konoshenkov told
reporters on Wednesday that Moscow had carried out 20 airstrikes solely
against the Islamic State on the first day of its air campaign. He also
underlined that the Russian jets did not hit any civilian infrastructure
or areas nearby – as was alleged earlier by some media.
Professor Michel Chossudovsky, director of the
Canadian Centre for Research on Globalization, spoke to Sputnik in an
exclusive interview about how Russia is helping Syria in the fight
against the US-supported terror groups in Syria.
