Russia calls for international cooperation to fight Islamic State


  • World
  • Tuesday, 04 Aug 2015

Kurdish fighters walk past a damaged armoured carrier belonging to Islamic State fighters, in Snoun town, north of mount Sinjar December 22, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is concerned about the growing influence of Islamic State, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, calling for international cooperation on the matter.

"It is common knowledge that Russia has been expressing concern at the highest levels about a growing influence of the so-called Islamic State and how it is expanding territory under its control in Syria and Iraq," Peskov told reporters.

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