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Monday 10 October 2016 - 12:34
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Russian FM says US is not fighting Al-Nusra in Syria

MOSCOW, Oct. 10 (MNA) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow does not see any signs that the US is fighting the Al-Nusra terrorist group in Syria.


Moscow "doesn't see any facts that the US is seriously battling Al-Nusra [now known asJabhat Fateh al-Sham]," Lavrov said inan interview toChannel One Russia onSunday.

He said that American fighter jets return totheir air bases withunspent ammunition. The jets make a lot offlights buttheir efficiency is very low, about15-20%. Washington even called onMoscow tocease bombing runs inAleppo, because "there are also allegedly representatives ofthe "moderate opposition," who are surrounded and have nowhere togo exceptto Al-Nusra," he said.
These calls are suspicious, the minister said. According toLavrov, Washington officials ask, "So don't touch Al-Nusra, because it is not humane inrelation tothe normal guys, and we will fight Al-Nusra later." But "this later' never comes. They promised toseparate these normal guys fromAl-Nusra back inFebruary," he added.

At the same time, Lavrov said that the US Secretary ofState John Kerry denied any "hidden intention topreserve this terrorist organization and tobring it outfrom underthe strikes inorder tomake it the main force tooverthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad atsome point." "Under the pressure ofsuch conversations the Americans declared that they killed one ofthe Nusra Front leaders," he said claiming that it was "a separate, isolated case" that does not reflect the real US policy.
"After the administration ofRonald Reagan created al-Qaeda, and the administration ofGeorge W. Bush created Daesh we would not likethe administration ofBarack Obama togo downin history asthe one which reinforced and ensured the success ofanother terrorist organization called Nusra Front," the minister continued.

However, "Obama has repeatedly told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he stands fora political solution tothe crisis," Lavrov said.

By Mehr News Agency

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