A frame grab taken from footage released by Russia's Defence Ministry October 4, 2015, shows smoke rising after airstrikes carried out by Russian air force on what Russia says is an Islamic State command post near Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib province, Syria. REUTERS/Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation/Handout via Reuters
MADRID (Reuters) - Russia is escalating Syria's civil war by targeting the moderate opposition, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday, comparing Moscow's effort to bolster Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to tethering itself to a sinking ship.
"By taking military action in Syria against moderate groups targets, Russia has escalated the civil war," Carter said in a speech during a trip to Spain.
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