Obama administration never aimed to fight terrorism in Syria – Russian MoD

‘US officials have previously “dragged out” efforts to fight jihadists in Syria, but now they are attempting to “openly obstruct” Russia’s anti-terrorist operation in the region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
“Previously, the US side showed a counteraction to Russia fighting ISIS and Al-Nusra [Front] through dragging out any talks, failures to meet obligations to separate the opposition from terrorists and constant promises to some day provide information on the militants,” the ministry’s spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday.
Now the State Department “has openly called on other countries to obstruct our Air Force in fighting international terrorism in Syria,” he added.’
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