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Moscow, SANA – The Russian Foreign Ministry said it is impossible for the Russian Aerospace Forces operating in Syria to use any kind of internationally-prohibited weapons, and that Turkey’s claims of the Aerospace Forces using incendiary cluster bombs against civilian targets are baseless.
In a statement on Friday, the Ministry said that these accusations are baseless, have no basis in reality, and are motivated by emotions, adding that since Turkey is waging a campaign of misdirection and propaganda, the Ministry stresses that all Russian airstrikes in Syria target positions of armed groups exclusively, and those targets are verified via the information center in Baghdad and with the use of information from opposition groups and from intelligence gathered in the Middle East.
The Ministry also noted that the Turkish media campaign against Russia is likely an attempt to prepare the Turkish people for carrying out military activities in Syrian territories.
It should be noted that the Russian Defense Ministry had warned on Thursday that developments on the ground at the Syrian-Turkish borders indicate that Turkey is preparing for military intervention in Syria.
Hazem Sabbagh
