Russia says can accept US proposals for coordinated fight against Islamic State

MOSCOW, October 7. /TASS/. The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday U.S.’ proposals for coordinated efforts to fight Islamic State militants in Syria could be accepted. Defence Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said: "The Russian Defence Ministry has responded to a request from Pentagon and swiftly considered U.S.’ proposals to coordinate actions to fight the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria. These proposals can be accepted for implementation in general," he said. "We just need to specify some technical details that will be discussed today by representatives of the Russian Defence Ministry and the Pentagon at the expert level," Konashenkov added. Russia’s aerospace forces launched pinpoint strikes against the Islamic State targets in Syria on September 30. The Russian air group in Syria comprises more than 50 warplanes and helicopters. According to the country’s defence ministry officials, air strikes are delivered at military hardware, communications centres, transport vehicles, munitions depots and other terrorist infrastructure facilities. The military operation is conducted at the request of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Read more