Russian air strikes in Syria are surgical, target only IS positions - Lavrov

UNITED NATIONS, October 1. /TASS/. The air strikes of the Russian Air Force in Syria are surgical and target only the positions of the Islamic State group, Moscow has no information on civilian casualties, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday following meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. "You have heard the speech of John Kerry and other colleagues today at the meeting of the UN Security Council, this stance boils down to the following: if Russia really helps to fight with Islamic State, this is hailed. Let’s agree on how to avoid unintentional incidents, since the coalition’s aviation is also working in the skies over Syria," Lavrov said. "They began talking that civilians had suffered during the strikes. We have no information about this," the minister noted. "We are closely monitoring the situation to make sure that the strikes are surgical, that the targets are only the positions, facilities, equipment and armament of terrorist groups." Read more