Kremlin rebuffs Trump on Syria, says Russia targeting terrorists
Tehran (KNA) - The Kremlin has rebuffed US President Donald Trump’s criticism of Russian and Syrian military action in Syria’s Idlib province, saying their military forces are targeting foreign-backed “terrorists” in their last stronghold and that the Takfiri militants are using the northwestern region as a base to launch attacks against civilian and military targets.
Trump on Sunday criticized Russia and Syrian government forces for bombing terrorist-held Idlib and called for a halt on "this butchery" after a Kremlin statement signaled Moscow would continue to back month-long Syrian government military operations in the northwestern province.
When asked about Trump's criticism on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia's military campaign in the region was justified as terrorists there were firing at civilians and Russian forces.
"There is a fairly large buildup of terrorists and fighters in Idlib," Peskov told reporters, adding, "It goes without saying that bombardments by terrorists from Idlib are unacceptable and measures are being taken for neutralizing their fire emplacements."
Source: PressTV