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Russia Escalating Syria War by Targeting Moderate Opposition

BY: Reuters
October 5, 2015 9:12 am

Source: Russia Escalating Syria War by Targeting Moderate Opposition

MADRID (Reuters) – Russia is escalating Syria’s civil war by targeting the moderate opposition, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday, comparing Moscow’s effort to bolster Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to tethering itself to a sinking ship.

“By taking military action in Syria against moderate groups targets, Russia has escalated the civil war,” Carter said in a speech during a trip to Spain.

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