The newspaper “Kommersant” has learned that the American side is suspected of transferring “very sensitive information” about the location of the Syrian and Russian troops in Idlib, one of the groups claiming to be the moderate opposition. In his article published on Thursday, September 21, the publication refers to a source in the military authorities.
According to the interlocutor of the newspaper, the opposition data “or flowed to the Islamists, or gave them deliberately.” “We neither one of variants does not become easier”, he added.
The interlocutor of “Kommersant” also noted that harsh statements of the chief of the main operations Directorate (SEI) of the General staff of Russia Sergey Rudskoy “and half did not reflect the responses of senior management of the Department.” Because of the situation in Idlib, according to the newspaper, defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has canceled a planned visit to Belarus (20 September he had to observe the military exercise “Zapad-2017” at the site of Borisov).
On Wednesday, the Armenian President said that on September 19, the militants “Jabhat EN-Nusra” (a group banned in Russia), launched initiated by us intelligence agencies large-scale offensive against the positions of Syrian troops in the area of de-escalation “Idlib”. Colonel-General stressed that one of the main goals of the terrorists was an attempt to capture the units of the military police. In the attack the platoon was blocked and within a few hours repulsed the attacks. For their salvation was created group release. During the operation to break the blockade three Russian servicemen of the special operations forces were injured.
“Kommersant” points out that in the Pentagon the charges As rejected. “The United States position in respect of “Front an-Nusra” (…) has not changed — it is a branch of “al-Qaeda” (banned in Russia — approx. “Of the tape.ru”) in Syria,” — said RIA Novosti the representative of the press service of the Pentagon Adrian Rankin-Galloway. According to him, the US has already demonstrated that without hesitation blow to al-Qaida in order to protect the homeland and regional partners.