Claims Russia Attacking Syrian Opposition 'Illogical'

Qadri Jamil, a leading member of Syria's People's Will Party, said that It is completely illogical to say that the Russians are bombing the Syrian opposition.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Western accusations that Russia is bombing moderate Syrian opposition groups are illogical, given the fact that the West does not provide a clear definition of what the “moderate opposition” is, one of the Syrian opposition leaders told Sputnik on Tuesday.

"It is completely illogical to say that the Russians are bombing the Syrian opposition… The Nusra Front, whom some European media outlets call Syrian opposition, might also be targets of the airstrikes, but calling them moderate opposition is a stretch, because they are radical Islamists who haven’t been blacklisted yet," Qadri Jamil, a leading member of Syria's People's Will Party, said.

Russia’s Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jets, Su-24M and Su-34 bombers commenced precision airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIL) targets in Syria September 30, following a request from Syrian President Bashar Assad.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, airstrikes have done considerable damage to ISIL' command and logistics networks, as well as to the infrastructure needed to equip suicide bombers.

All airstrikes have been carried out based on intelligence collected by Russia and Syria, including during aerial reconnaissance missions. According to the Defense Ministry, the Russian aircraft have been fitted with equipment allowing them to conduct "absolutely precise" airstrikes against ISIL throughout Syria.

Earlier in October, Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riad Haddad confirmed that Syrian Army strikes, supported by the Russian Air Force, were carried out against armed terrorist organizations and not political opposition factions or civilians.