Russia is calling on Washington to thoroughly investigate a coalition strike that killed at least 62 Syrian troops, but has stopped short of burying the ceasefire agreement struck in Geneva.
“Moscow is deeply concerned about what happened,” says a foreign ministry statement.
“We call on the American partners to conduct the most thorough investigation and take measures to exclude such incidents in the future.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin casts his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Moscow on September 18, 2016. AFP / POOL / GRIGORY DUKOR)
“The actions of the pilots — if they, as we hope, were not taken on orders from Washington — fall between criminal negligence and direct pandering to IS terrorists,” it says.
The US admitted the coalition strike on regime positions near Deir Ezzor expressing “regret” over the loss of life that it said was a mistake.
Moscow, however, says it suspected foul play aimed at disrupting the next stage of the ceasefire agreement which would see the US and Russia establishing closer operational coordination in Syria.
— AFP
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