Special to WorldTribune.com Russian President Vladimir Putin on Oct. 13 insisted that Moscow’s priority in Syria is defeating Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and the United States is not helping the cause. Putin claimed that his government, acting out of “respect,” asked the U.S. to provide Russia with ISIL targets and also notified […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Obama administration on Oct. 9 responded to Russia’s week-long incursion into Syria which highlighted the failure of U.S. efforts to end the civil war in Syria and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. Speaking to NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Defense Secretary Ash Carter broke official U.S. silence about […]
