The Russian military in Syria had been contacted by their American counterparts, who “expressed concern” that Russian and Syrian aircraft could “carry out an unintended strike” at positions of Washington-backed fighters during an anti-terrorist operation, the Russian ministry said.
“To avoid any incidents, the US representative has provided exact coordinates of the US-backed opposition forces in the region to a Russian officer,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that the information was “taken into account” by the Russian military.
“Not a single air strike on the regions specified by the US side was conducted by Russian or Syrian air forces,” the statement said.
The defense ministry also said it would continue “effective cooperation” with the US military through established channels in order to fight the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group in Syria.
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