Russia has denied such claims that its airstrikes target civilians, with Russia’s defense ministry calling the claims “absurd.”
“All of these anonymous and unsubstantiated statements about the alleged use of Russian aircraft on civilian targets in Syria is increasingly reminiscent of hypnotists’ acts in traveling circuses,” the defense ministry shot back last December.
The U.S. has also criticized Russia, arguing that its airstrikes in the Middle Eastern country have killed “hundreds.”
Russia continues to maintain that its airstrikes are targeting members of the Islamic State terror group, but an anonymous U.S. official told The Guardian that the U.S. is “not convinced of what the Russian intentions are.”
The official went on to add that following public condemnation, Russia seems to have ramped up its efforts to target IS strongholds.
“For a while, very few strikes were going against [IS] and after a lot of public condemnation they turned a number of strikes against [IS],” the official said.
Source : Christian Post