The United States will not coordinate the release of Raqqa with Russia and Syria
Moscow. 7 Nov. INTERFAX.RU — the US is not going to coordinate efforts for the liberation of Raqqa from Syrian militants of the terrorist group “IG” (banned in Russia) with the Russian government and Syria, said state Department spokesman mark Toner.
“We have no plans to coordinate (the liberation of Raqqa — if) regime (of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad — if) or with Russia”, — he told journalists on Monday.
He noted that the United States “are working in close coordination with the members of the SDF (“Syrian democratic forces” — if), and with partners, including Turkey, about how to release, how to install local power.” “We expect that external forces will be withdrawn,” said Toner.
He also added that the US is still working on a multilateral basis in Geneva and hope to achieve a political transition in Syria.
Before it became known that the armed groups of the Syrian opposition and the Kurds launched an offensive on the city of raqqa.
On 26 October the head of the Pentagon Ashton Carter said that Western countries supported militias in Syria in the coming weeks will begin an operation to liberate the city of raqqa from the terrorists of the “Islamic state”.