US-Russia ‘hotline’ for Syrian air strikes could help avoid conflict escalating

THE TELEGRAPH

Planned airstrikes on Syria are being co-ordinated with Russia, it has emerged, as Theresa May reassured her Cabinet that any military response to last week’s chemical attack will not escalate into war.

The US has identified eight potential targets in Syria, it was reported on Thursday evening, as the Kremlin claimed a secure hotline for the US and Russia to communicate over their operations in Syria was “active” and being used by both sides.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expects allied forces to reveal the location of the targets in advance, to avoid bloodshed and restrict damage to legitimate military assets. According to reports in the US, the targets selected include two Syrian airfields, a research centre and a chemical weapons facility.

The dialogue between Washington and Moscow is understood to have enabled the Prime Minister to assure her Cabinet that adequate plans are now in place to restrict the fallout from any British participation in military strikes on Syria.

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April 13, 2018 | 1 Comment »

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  1. On the surface this may sound like a gentleman’s way to fight a war. But in reality this is pure BS! The US should not give her enemies any warning of where they plan to attack otherwise the attacks will lose their effectiveness. If Russians die in the attacks, great. They shouldn’t be there in the first place. Does Iran or Syria or Russia give us similar warnings? As for May in England, she should be our least concern. (As she continues to bring in more Islamists into Europe). Anyone who does this is no friend of ours.