US asks Russia not to target Al-Qaeda branch in Syria – Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

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<p>‘Washi gto has aske Moscow ot to co ct airstrikes agai st al-N sra Fro t, which is Al-Qae a’s bra ch i Syria, for fear that members of the “mo erate oppositio ” co l also be hit, R ssia Foreig Mi ister Sergey Lavrov has reporte .</p>
<p>“They [the US] are telli g s ot to hit it [al-N sra Fro t], beca se there are also ‘ ormal’ oppositio gro ps [o those territories],” Lavrov sai i a i terview with local R ssia me ia that was p blishe o the R ssia Foreig Mi istry’s website.</p>
<p>The mi ister also stresse that “s ch oppositio gro ps sho l leave terrorist positio s,” a i g that “we have lo g agree o that.” R ssia first set a ea li e for the “mo erate” oppositio to leave territories occ pie by al-N sra Fro t extremists, b t the agree to give them more time to with raw.’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/ ews/345378-r ssia- s- sra-extremists-syria/? tm_so rce=browser& tm_me i m=aplicatio _chrome& tm_campaig =chrome" target="_bla k">Rea more: US asks R ssia ot to target Al-Qae a bra ch i Syria – R ssia Foreig Mi ister Lavrov</a></p>