US Air Force official says Russia did not deliver strikes at US-backed Syrian opposition

WASHINGTON, October 2. /TASS/. Russia’s Aerospace Force did not deliver airstrikes at any groupings of the Syrian opposition supported by the U.S., the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force in charge of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, General Robert Otto said on Thursday as he met with a small group or reporters, including TASS, at a Defence Writers Group breakfast. Since no such bombings took place, a question on what steps the U.S. should take in case such situations occur is hypothetical, he indicated. "I think that is still being worked through," he said. "It hasn't happened, and so it's a what if at this point. And I think that commanders on the ground are working through that issue right now." When a reporter asked him if Washington might be prepared to establish full-scale operational antiterrorist cooperation with Moscow if an appropriate proposal came from the Russian side, Gen Otto said he personally could not see a situation where he would share intelligence data with the Russian side. Read more