The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it does not know anything about the aid to the American Air Force, which was mentioned by US President Donald Trump at the press conference when he spoke about the execution of the leader of the so-called Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, reports Tanjug.
"We don't know anything about any assistance to American planes in the airspace of Idlib for the purpose of the operation," Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said, according to Tas s.
At the press conference where he confirmed that Baghdadi had been killed, Trump said that Russia had opened the airspace it controls over Syrian territories to American planes.
He added that there have been no recorded airstrikes by US aviation or the US-led coalition in Idlib either today or in the previous days.
Konashenkov also said that another report on the execution of the IS leader could hardly affect the situation in Syria.
"After IS was defeated by the forces of the Syrian government and with the support of the Russian air force in early 2018, another death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will not affect the situation in Syria or the actions of the terrorists who remained in Idlib," he said. Konashenkov.
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