Russia vehemently defends Syrian airstrikes and denies targeting U.S. -backed rebels

The Washington Post:  MOSCOW — Russian officials vehemently defended the country’s airstrike campaign in Syria Thursday, denying reports of civilian deaths and Western accusations that the country was targeting U.S.-backed rebels instead of the Islamic State.

Gennady Zyuganov, a member of parliament and leader of Russia’s Communist party, called the accusations “total rubbish.”

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