Jordan to discuss war on Daesh with Russia
Jordan's King Abdullah is set to hold discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on fighting terrorists led by Daesh in Syria on Tuesday.
On Sunday, Reuters news agency cited an official source as saying that King Abdullah will hold talks in Moscow with Putin on how to tackle "terror groups" operating in the region.
Last month, Jordan and Russia established a joint center for sharing information on military actions in Syria.
The official said on condition of anonymity that the king is expected to raise concerns of more waves of refugees due to intensification of Russian airstrikes in southern Syria on the northern border with Jordan, which hosts over a million refugees who have fled the conflict since 2011.
Russia, meanwhile, has stepped up bombings of militant-controlled towns in southern Syria, including cities under the control of US and NATO-backed “moderate” militant groups also backed by Jordan.
Russia launched its air campaign against terrorists, including militants from the Daesh Takfiri group, on September 30.
King Abdullah publicly expressed enthusiasm about the intensive Russian military campaign in Syria, saying it offered a window of opportunity and that Moscow had a key role in defeating Daesh.
Jordan is part of the so-called US-led coalition that allegedly targets the positions of Daesh Takfiri terrorists from the air in Syria.
The Arab country's cooperation with Russia on fighting Daesh has caused disquiet in Washington, according to reports.
The US has also been carrying out its own airstrikes for more than a year inside Syria, which has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy for over four years.
Moscow has criticized the US-led airstrikes against alleged Daesh positions in Syria and Iraq, saying the aerial campaign has failed to end the Takfiri group’s terrorist activities in crisis-hit zones.
The Daesh Takfiri terrorists were initially trained by the CIA in Jordan in 2012 to destabilize the Syrian government.
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