Obama, Cameron Condemn Russian Airstrikes in Syria

By Published on October 3, 2015

The prime minister said Russian forces were not discriminating between Islamic State militants and others fighting the Syrian president.

Earlier, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Russia’s “unguided” bombing in Syria led to civilian deaths.

Russia said its aircraft had hit IS command centres and arms depots.

US President Barack Obama has said Russia’s strikes, which began on Wednesday, are “only strengthening” the IS position.

Speaking in Oxfordshire, before heading to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, Mr Cameron said Russia’s military intervention was “really making the situation worse”.

“It’s absolutely clear that Russia is not discriminating between Isil [IS] and the legitimate Syrian opposition groups and, as a result, they are actually backing the butcher Assad and helping him,” he said.

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