Putin Hits West’s Rebels Instead of ISIS

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A Russian general told U.S. officials to quit flying over Syria just before Moscow’s air force dropped bombs on Western-backed forces.

Published Sep. 30 2015 1:08PM EDT

articles/2015/09/30/putin-orders-u-s-jets-out-of-syria/150930-putin-syria-tease_hfjyem — Mikhail Klimentyev/AP

A Russian general asked the U.S. to remove its planes from Syrian airspace Wednesday, just hours before Russian airstrikes began there.

The Russian three-star general, who was part of the newly formed intelligence cell with Iraq, Iran, and the Syrian government, arrived in Baghdad at 9 a.m.

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Putin Hits West’s Rebels Instead of ISIS

A Russian general told U.S. officials to quit flying over Syria just before Moscow’s air force dropped bombs on Western-backed forces.

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Nancy A. Youssef