Only one out of 20 Russian airstrikes in Syria was carried out against Islamic State positions, British Defense Minister Michael Fallon announced today.
"Our evidence indicates that they are dropping munitions indiscriminately into civilian areas, killing civilians, and that they are dropping them on Free Syrian Army forces fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad," Fallon said in an interview with the British daily The Sun.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said there are strong reasons for Britain, which has so far only participated in operations against IS in Iraq, to join airstrikes by coalition forces in Syria, but he wants to make sure it has enough support in parliament to pass it. of that proposal, reported Reuters.
Fallon said that the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin complicate the situation in Syria, but that the British government has made progress in convincing the opposition Labor Party to support attacks in Syria.
It would be morally wrong not to do that, Fallon pointed out.
"We cannot leave it to French, Australian and American planes to keep our British streets safe," Fallon added.
Russia has been carrying out airstrikes in Syria since Wednesday, with the West saying the targets are mostly areas held by rebel groups, not IS fighters, who Russian authorities say are the targets.
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