Russia to halt strikes in Syria until Al-Nusra Front routed

Russia has received a multiple appeals from field leaders in Syria to hold off on carrying out airstrikes against extremist positions in territories under their control until they have managed to force out the Nusra Front jihadists there, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Wednesday according to Sputnik news agency.

According to the spokesman, some of these groups are ready to provide their coordinates to the Russian reconciliation center in order to join the ceasefire once the terrorists have been forced out of the territories under their control.

"Over the past few days, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring sides [in Syria] has received about a dozen calls from the leadership of armed groups in various Syrian provinces, particularly Aleppo and Damascus, asking [us] not to strike until they have completed their disengagement with militants from the Nusra Front terrorist group," Konashenkov told reporters.

Source : MENA