Russia, U.S. face off at U.N. over parallel Syria air campaigns


  • World
  • Thursday, 01 Oct 2015

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and the United States faced off at the United Nations on Wednesday over parallel air campaigns in Syria, with both sides claiming legitimacy for their actions but differing over the role of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Russia launched its first air strikes in Syria since the Middle Eastern country's civil war began in 2011, giving only an hour's notice to the United States, which has led a coalition of Western allies and regional states that has been flying missions there for a year.

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