Kerry warns of 'grave concerns' about Russia’s intent with airstrikes in Syria

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Source: Washington Post

Just hours after Russia launched airstrikes in Syria, Secretary of State John F . Kerry warned Wednesday of “grave concerns ” about Moscow ’s intention, and said the United States would continue and escalate its own operations against the Islamic State.

U .S . aircraft had carried out “a number of strikes in the past 24 hours, including just an hour ago, ” Kerry said. “And these strikes will continue.”

“We must not and we will not be confused in our fight against ISIL, ” he said, using an acronym for the Islamic State.

Kerry spoke at a United Nations Security Council meeting convened by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov , who opened the session by saying Russia had acted at the request of Syrian President Bashar al- Assad.

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[McKim]

1. So Their Airstrikes are Bad and Ours are Good?

Really? So the Russian airstrikes are cause for concerns and ours are okay? Tell that to the burning and innocent people below. One never hears much about the little people in the Middle East, treated like ants to be squished.