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Differences remain between Russia, US on Syria: Kremlin

Sunday, 15 November 2015 6:55 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 15 November 2015 6:56 PM ]

US President Barack Obama (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave after posing for a photo ahead of a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, September 28, 2015. (Photo by AFP)

A top Kremlin official says differences remain between Russia and the United States over how to tackle the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group operating across Syria.

Russian presidential aide and foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov told reporters on the sidelines of the G20 summit of world leaders in the Turkish city of Antalya on Sunday that the two powers still remain divided on what tactics to use in combating the Daesh terrorists.

Ushakov said Washington and Moscow share “strategic objectives on the fight against ISIL that are very close to each other, but differences on tactics still remain,” using another acronym for Daesh.

The top Russian official made the remarks after Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama held talks at the summit in Turkey.

Meanwhile, a White House official has also confirmed that the two leaders held “a constructive discussion” on Syria and agreed on the need for UN-negotiated Syria talks and a ceasefire in the Arab country.

Russia launched an aerial military campaign against terrorist groups in Syria on September 30 upon a request from the Syrian government. Moscow says its strikes are aimed at helping the Syrian army in its battles against terror groups.

A video grab made on October 15, 2015 shows an explosion after airstrikes carried out by Russian air force against a Daesh facility in the Syrian province of Idlib. (Photo by AFP)

In a Friday address to Russian and Turkish journalists, President Putin ruled out claims that Moscow will imminently end its airstrikes against militants in Syria, saying the military action will continue as long as necessary.

Daesh terrorists, who were initially trained by the CIA in Jordan in 2012 to destabilize the Syrian government, now control parts of Syria and Iraq. They have been engaged in crimes against humanity in the areas under their control.

The United States and its allies have been conducting airstrikes against purported Daesh positions in Iraq and Syria since last year.

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